The Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale has thrown out Palermo’s appeal to be admitted to Serie A in place of Frosinone.
The Sicilian side were incensed by the Serie B play-off final, which featured controversial refereeing decisions and flagrant gamesmanship by the hosts.
Frosinone substitutes were seen rolling balls onto the pitch to disrupt Palermo attacks, for which they received a two-game stadium ban.
The Rosanero wanted the match replayed or awarded to them, so when that judgement was handed down they appealed to be admitted to Serie A.
The Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale has thrown out Palermo’s appeal to be admitted to Serie A in place of Frosinone.
The Sicilian side were incensed by the Serie B play-off final, which featured controversial refereeing decisions and flagrant gamesmanship by the hosts.
Frosinone substitutes were seen rolling balls onto the pitch to disrupt Palermo attacks, for which they received a two-game stadium ban.
The Rosanero wanted the match replayed or awarded to them, so when that judgement was handed down they appealed to be admitted to Serie A.
After the FIGC and CONI rejected that, they appealed to the Lazio TAR.
However, the court effectively declined to make a ruling, stating that “disputes concerning the observance and application of the regulatory, organisational and statutory provisions” of sport are reserved to the sporting justice system.
The TAR declared that it did not have the jurisdiction to rule on the case since “since the application of these rules is not amenable to judicial review”.