Inter could get a 3-0 win by default against Bologna as the Rossoblu mistakenly uploaded their line-up for the match despite not being allowed to travel to the stadium.
The match at the Stadio Dall’Ara was one of the four Serie A games that didn’t take place yesterday.
The local health authorities ordered Bologna, Udinese, Torino and Salernitana into quarantine, so they didn’t show up for their games against Inter, Fiorentina, Atalanta and Venezia.
On paper, the clubs that showed up for the games will get a 3-0 win by default, but their opponents can lodge an appeal and are likely to win it, so games will be rescheduled.
It’s the same case scenario as last season when Napoli didn’t travel to Turin for the game against Juventus. The Partenopei managed to have the match rescheduled, overturning the ruling that had seen them get a 3-0 loss by default and docked a point.
However, a small detail could prevent Bologna from winning the appeal.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, their directors mistakenly uploaded the team’s line-up in the Lega Calcio system the day before the match and forgot to remove it once the local health authority ordered the team into quarantine.
The line-up became official one hour before the supposed kick-off and finished in the hands of referee Giovanni Ayroldi.
The Rossoblu directors at the stadium tried to explain to the match official that the document was only supposed to be a draft that wasn’t cancelled from the system.
The sporting judge will give his verdict today, but it could be more difficult for Bologna to win the possible appeal as they didn’t show up for the game despite submitting their line-up.