Six months of suspension for the men’s national water polo team for the violation of article 5 of World Aquatics Integrity Code during the last ones Paris Olympic Games after the controversial match lost in the quarterfinals againstHungary of last August 7th. The blueeliminated, they had done appeal (later rejected) against the management arbitration and before the challenge with the Spainat the time of hymnsthe entire team had given the backs to the referees. The six-month suspension also includes exclusion from the next one World Cup in addition to a fine of $100,000. There Federnuoto he will not appeal.
“THE’Aquatics Integrity Unit from the World Aquatics he imposed 6 months of disqualification al Settebellowith a fine of $50,000 payable by January 15, 2025 (and an additional $50,000 contingent on future offenses committed by October 17, 2026) for the protest occurred at Paris Olympics following the serious technical error of referees and Var which compromised the path of the national water polo team eliminated in quarter finals against Hungary. The disqualification begins on October 17, today”: we read in the note from Federnuoto.
«As is known – continues the Fin – the appeals brought by Federnuoto in the 36 hours following the match, although rejected, they had led to admission by the relevant bodies of the World Aquatics of the lack of violence and intentionality in the action of Francesco Condemiwhich was therefore regular. In fact, the player was not disqualified for the subsequent matches, i.e. the semi-finals and finals for fifth/seventh place. Therefore the 3-3 scored by the striker of Settebello against Hungary it was valid; the attacker shouldn’t have been sent off, Italy shouldn’t have played 4 minutes less, the Hungarians shouldn’t have benefited from the 4-2 penalty.”
«Given this, and having acquired the documents, the Federnuoto he will not appeal. At the same time he reiterates the need for the jury to be available high professional level technical toolsin order to avoid the possibility of repeating errors that are as sensational as they are harmful to the image of water polo. There Federnuotoaware of the potential of the national team and sharing its ambitions, takes this opportunity to thank managers, technicians, athletes and staff for the three-year period 2021-2024 during which two world silver medals (with finals lost on penalties in Budapest 2022 And Doha 2024), a European bronze (Zagreb 2024) and was won for the first time World League», concludes the note from the swimming federation.