Fiorentina midfielder Marco Benassi will not face a Serie A ban or Italy exclusion, as video evidence of blasphemy was insufficient.
After Udinese player Rolando Mandragora received a one-match ban and was temporarily left out of the Azzurri squad for a similar infraction, Benassi had feared following suit.
Fiorentina midfielder Marco Benassi will not face a Serie A ban or Italy exclusion, as video evidence of blasphemy was insufficient.
After Udinese player Rolando Mandragora received a one-match ban and was temporarily left out of the Azzurri squad for a similar infraction, Benassi had feared following suit.
However, according to the latest reports, video evidence of Benassi uttering the offensive phrase was insufficient.
Benassi is in the Italy team preparing for the UEFA Nations League games against Poland and Portugal.
In the Italian language, the most offensive type of swearing is a blasphemous expression.