Due to a serious shortage of players, Pro Piacenza mobilized exactly 7 players for the match against AC Cuneo last Sunday. Pro Piacenza was forced to play in this match because they had "used" all the giving up before. If they continue to refuse to compete, this club will be eliminated from Serie C, a tournament in which they are second to last.
Playing away at Cuneo, due to not having enough players, Pro Piacenza even had to play with 6 teenagers and 1 player who was a physical therapist. A few days ago, the new coach of Pro Piacenza was appointed, the Cirigliano player named in the starting lineup, born in 2000. In other words, Cirigliano was both a player and a coach in this match.
As a result, Pro Piacenza were defeated with a score of 0-20 against AC Cuneo. In the first half, AC Cuneo conceded 16 goals. In the second half, AC Cuneo scored 4 more goals to win with a score of 20-0. In the previous 24 matches, Cuneo has only scored a total of 18 goals in the Italian third division.
The players who took turns "destroying" Pro Piacenza to 20-0 in this match include: Hicham Kanis (6 goals), Edoardo Defendi (5 goals), Michele Emmausso (3 goals), Francesco De Stefano (3 goals), Giuseppe Caso, Francesco Ferrieri, Nicola Alvaro - each 1 goal. This disastrous defeat left Pro Piacenza at the bottom of the rankings with only 8 points after 19 matches. Due to many financial and personnel difficulties, Pro Piacenza is waiting for the end of the season to return to the Italian Fourth Division.
According to the Guardian, due to increasingly disadvantaged financial work, Pro Piacenza Club has owed players and staff salaries since August last year. This leads to unlimited work decisions by both players and staff, leaving the team without enough players to compete.
It is known that the amount of money that Pro Piacenza is owes is about 500,000 euros. This team will face a hearing from the Italian Football Federation on March 11. In the worst case, the name Pro Piacenza will be officially erased from the football map.
