Como ban to end at Piacenza
Thursday, February 13, 2003
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The Serie A match between Como Calcio and Juventus FC will be played at the home of Piacenza FC.
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The forthcoming Serie A match between Como Calcio and Juventus FC will be played at Piacenza FC's Leonardo Garilli stadium.
Neutral territory
Como have been banned by the Italian Football League from playing at their Sinigaglia stadium and the Juventus fixture on 22 February will be the fourth and final game on neutral territory before they return home.
Pitch invasion
Eugenio Fascetti's team were handed the ban on 20 December following the pitch invasion which forced the Serie A match between Como and Udinese Calcio to be abandoned on 18 December.
Serie A positions
Como have also had to play their previous three home games against Atalanta BC, Parma AC and AS Roma at a neutral ground. Como are level on 12 points with the division's bottom club, Torino Calcio, while Juventus are in third place, three points behind leaders Internazionale FC.