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Yahoo
28-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Roma accuse Serie A star: U20 player assaulted & urinated in dressing room?
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. AS Roma released an official statement on Tuesday evening, addressing a serious incident that occurred after the semi-final of the Primavera - Italy's U20 league - against AC Florence. According to the statement, two of Roma's youth players, Mattia Almaviva and Marco Litti, were admitted to the hospital following a confrontation with Nicolò Zaniolo. The 25-year-old is currently on loan from Galatasaray to Fiorentina and was present at the aforementioned match as a spectator. According to club information, Zaniolo entered the Roma dressing rooms in Viola Park unauthorized and accompanied by another person on the evening of May 26. Eyewitnesses reportedly said that the former Roma professional appeared heavily intoxicated. 📸 Gabriele Maltinti - 2025 Getty Images He subsequently urinated in the club's facilities, provoked players, and without any verbal altercation, attacked Almaviva with a punch, and violently pushed Litti against a bench. Particularly alarming: Litti had recently undergone shoulder surgery. Roma expects Almaviva to be out for ten days, and Litti for 21 days. The capital club expressed its "horror at the violent and unacceptable behavior" and calls for consequences. "We stand behind our youth players and trust that the responsible institutions will act and protect the values of Italian football," was the final message. Zaniolo, however, describes the situation completely differently. "After the game, I went to Fiorentina's dressing room to congratulate the players on their performance, and then went to Roma's dressing room to also offer end-of-season congratulations. Suddenly I was insulted, so I decided to leave to avoid an escalation," the midfielder wrote in a post on his Instagram profile after the incident. Fiorentina has not yet commented on the incident. 📸 Marco Rosi - SS Lazio - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Zaniolo saga: two hospitalised, Roma issue stern statement
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Roma has issued a harsh statement regarding what happened last night after the match between their Primavera team and Fiorentina's, with Nicolò Zaniolo as the unfortunate to the capital club, "Nicolò Zaniolo (a first-team Fiorentina player) illegally entered the Roma dressing room area, accompanied by an acquaintance, despite not being accredited." "According to witnesses, Zaniolo appeared visibly agitated. He urinated in Roma's facilities, provoked the players, and without any verbal exchange, physically struck Mattia Almaviva and violently shoved Marco Litti against a bench," detailed the club where Zaniolo once played. Roma explains that their two players were hospitalized after the incident. Almaviva was given a prognosis of 10 days out and Litti 2 days. 📸 Gabriele Maltinti - 2025 Getty Images In a statement from his Instagram account, the Fiorentina player denies the assaults attributed to him. "I went there with the sole intention of conveying a positive message. Unfortunately, I was verbally provoked by a boy and lost my temper by mistake. However, I want to point out that the facts are far from what has been reconstructed and that, on my part, apart from a verbal argument, there was no physically aggressive behavior." 📸 Gabriele Maltinti - 2025 Getty Images
Hamilton Spectator
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Roma accuses Nicolò Zaniolo of punching two youth team players
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina winger Nicolò Zaniolo could be facing a lengthy ban after Roma accused him of punching two youth team players. The incident allegedly happened after Fiorentina beat Roma in the Primavera youth league title playoff semifinal on Monday. Zaniolo denied any wrongdoing after Roma issued a statement on the 'regrettable incident' but the Italian soccer federation reportedly opened an investigation on Tuesday. 'According to initial reconstructions, the player allegedly entered the Primavera team's dressing room after the match and engaged in provocative behavior towards some of the Giallorossi youth players,' Roma said. 'During the confrontation, two players from the Primavera squad were reportedly physically struck.' Zaniolo is on loan at Fiorentina from Galatasaray. He joined the Turkish team from Roma after five years at the capital club, during which he was named Serie A young player of the year in 2019. The 25-year-old Zaniolo was in the stands at Viola Park to watch the match on Monday, and Fiorentina published his statement after Roma's accusations. 'At the end of the match I went down to the locker room to congratulate the Fiorentina boys and then I went to the Roma locker room to greet and congratulate them on their season too,' Zaniolo said. 'But at a certain point they started insulting me so, at that point, to prevent the situation from degenerating, I preferred to leave.' Zaniolo was considered one of Italy's most promising prospects and made his international debut as a teenager in 2019. But injuries derailed his career. He has not featured for Italy since being ruled out of last year's European Championship after breaking his metatarsal while on loan at Aston Villa in the penultimate match of the season. ___ AP soccer:
San Francisco Chronicle
27-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Roma accuses Nicolò Zaniolo of punching two youth team players
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina winger Nicolò Zaniolo could be facing a lengthy ban after Roma accused him of punching two youth team players. The incident allegedly happened after Fiorentina beat Roma in the Primavera youth league title playoff semifinal on Monday. Zaniolo denied any wrongdoing after Roma issued a statement on the 'regrettable incident' but the Italian soccer federation reportedly opened an investigation on Tuesday. 'According to initial reconstructions, the player allegedly entered the Primavera team's dressing room after the match and engaged in provocative behavior towards some of the Giallorossi youth players,' Roma said. 'During the confrontation, two players from the Primavera squad were reportedly physically struck.' Zaniolo is on loan at Fiorentina from Galatasaray. He joined the Turkish team from Roma after five years at the capital club, during which he was named Serie A young player of the year in 2019. The 25-year-old Zaniolo was in the stands at Viola Park to watch the match on Monday, and Fiorentina published his statement after Roma's accusations. 'At the end of the match I went down to the locker room to congratulate the Fiorentina boys and then I went to the Roma locker room to greet and congratulate them on their season too,' Zaniolo said. 'But at a certain point they started insulting me so, at that point, to prevent the situation from degenerating, I preferred to leave.' But injuries derailed his career. He has not featured for Italy since being ruled out of last year's European Championship after breaking his metatarsal while on loan at Aston Villa in the penultimate match of the season. ___
Winnipeg Free Press
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Roma accuses Nicolò Zaniolo of punching two youth team players
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina winger Nicolò Zaniolo could be facing a lengthy ban after Roma accused him of punching two youth team players. The incident allegedly happened after Fiorentina beat Roma in the Primavera youth league title playoff semifinal on Monday. Zaniolo denied any wrongdoing after Roma issued a statement on the 'regrettable incident' but the Italian soccer federation reportedly opened an investigation on Tuesday. 'According to initial reconstructions, the player allegedly entered the Primavera team's dressing room after the match and engaged in provocative behavior towards some of the Giallorossi youth players,' Roma said. 'During the confrontation, two players from the Primavera squad were reportedly physically struck.' Zaniolo is on loan at Fiorentina from Galatasaray. He joined the Turkish team from Roma after five years at the capital club, during which he was named Serie A young player of the year in 2019. The 25-year-old Zaniolo was in the stands at Viola Park to watch the match on Monday, and Fiorentina published his statement after Roma's accusations. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. 'At the end of the match I went down to the locker room to congratulate the Fiorentina boys and then I went to the Roma locker room to greet and congratulate them on their season too,' Zaniolo said. 'But at a certain point they started insulting me so, at that point, to prevent the situation from degenerating, I preferred to leave.' Zaniolo was considered one of Italy's most promising prospects and made his international debut as a teenager in 2019. But injuries derailed his career. He has not featured for Italy since being ruled out of last year's European Championship after breaking his metatarsal while on loan at Aston Villa in the penultimate match of the season. ___ AP soccer:
