Eight footballers from same team rushed to hospital with 21 members of club struck down by severe food poisoning
EIGHT Salernitana players have been rushed to hospital due to severe food poisoning.
The incident took place just hours after they were beaten 2-0 by Sampdoria in the first leg of a play-off to avoid relegation.
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