Goal : Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has hailed the decision to erase the club’s two-point deduction on match-fixing charges as a victory for all of Italian football.
The Partenopei received the penalty as well as bans for Paolo Cannavaro and Gianluca Grava following the club’s part in the scandal.
“I am undoubtedly very happy. This is not just a victory for Napoli, but for all of Italian football and for justice,” he told Sky Sport Italia. “I believed and continue to believe in justice. I thank the judges who listened to us and debated for many hours. At the end of the day, innocence makes justice great. It was a right and equal sentence.”
Previously banned pair Cannavaro and Grava are now available for team selection again following a month of watching from the stands.