Roma issued with loss for using ineligible player

Roma have been handed a 3-0 defeat in their league season opener for having fielded a footballer that was not on their official squad list, the Lega Serie A said Tuesday. Guinean midfielder Amadou Diawara was not on the Giallorossi's list when he played almost all of their game Saturday at Verona, which ended 0-0.

Published September 22,2020

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ROMA ISSUED WITH LOSS FOR USING INELIGIBLE PLAYER

Roma was issued a 3-0 loss to Hellas Verona by Serie A's disciplinary judge on Tuesday for using an ineligible player.

The match -- the league opener for both teams -- ended 0-0 on Saturday.

Midfielder Amadou Diawara started the match but was not listed on Roma's 25-man team list. Diawara, who turned 23 in July, was no longer eligible for Roma Under-22s like last season.

The game was Roma's first under new owners, after the Texas-based Friedkin Group took control of the club from fellow American James Pallotta last month.

Also, Verona coach Ivan Jurić was fined 5,000 euros (nearly $6,000) for having "inferred directions to his team on multiple occasions" even though he was suspended for the match.