Fiorentina winger Nicolò Zaniolo could possibly be going through a prolonged ban after Roma accused him of punching two youth staff gamers, though he has denied these allegations.
Zaniolo watched Fiorentina’s youth staff come from behind to beat the Roma kids 2-1 at Viola Park within the Primavera youth league title playoff semifinal on Monday.
In a membership assertion, Roma mentioned that their former participant Zaniolo “allegedly entered the Primavera staff’s dressing room after the match and engaged in provocative habits in the direction of a few of the Giallorossi youth gamers” and that “in the course of the confrontation, two gamers from the Primavera squad have been reportedly bodily struck.”
“On the finish of the match, I went right down to the locker room to congratulate the Fiorentina gamers after which I went to the Roma locker room to say hey and congratulate them on their season, however at a sure level they began insulting me, so at that time, to keep away from the scenario escalating, I made a decision to depart,” he mentioned in an announcement.
Zaniolo, 25, made his Serie A debut with Roma and was voted the league’s Younger Participant of the Yr for 2018-19. He spent nearly 5 years with the Giallorossi between 2018 and 2023 earlier than shifting to Galatasaray.
He joined Fiorentina on mortgage from Galatasaray in February after earlier mortgage spells at Aston Villa and Atalanta.
Fiorentina have an choice to make his keep everlasting this summer time.
Data from the Related Press contributed to this report.
