Reggiana owner and baseball legend Mike Piazza has accused ‘a few corrupt and dirty individuals’ of eliminating his club from the Serie C playoffs.
Reggiana lost 2-1 to Siena in their playoff quarter-final on Sunday after the Tuscans were awarded a penalty in the 10th minute of injury time, despite their No 5 appearing to have been the one fouled and not vice versa.
“I was not available last night to give a comment because I had to return home with my children,” Piazza wrote on the Granata’s official website.
Reggiana owner and baseball legend Mike Piazza has accused ‘a few corrupt and dirty individuals’ of eliminating his club from the Serie C playoffs.
Reggiana lost 2-1 to Siena in their playoff quarter-final on Sunday after the Tuscans were awarded a penalty in the 10th minute of injury time, despite their No 5 appearing to have been the one fouled and not vice versa.
“I was not available last night to give a comment because I had to return home with my children,” Piazza wrote on the Granata’s official website.
“I feel sorry for them that they had to witness such corruption and incompetence I am throughly disgusted and enraged I truly feel sorry for our fans, they don’t deserve this.
“It is truly a sad day for Italy and Italian soccer. I will never understand how a few corrupt dirty individuals can make such a beautiful thing so repulsive and ugly. I am sick to my stomach!”
The match was followed by angry Reggiana fans invading the pitch, forcing police to intervene.