Newcastle Olympic Overview

Nine teams within five points: a relegation battle in Serie B

The league table is very tight, and there are still plenty of head-to-head matches to be played to avoid relegation to Serie C

Messi's forgotten team-mate returns to action after doping ban

Lionel Messi's former World Cup-winning Argentina team-mate, Alejandro Gomez, has finally returned to action for an Italian second-tier club after serving a two-year doping ban. Gomez, who was part of Argentina's triumph in Qatar three years ago, has not touched a football since October 2023 after testing positive for a banned substance. He last played for Monza in Serie A.

'Smoke a joint, you get six months' - Ex-Argentina star rages at long ban

Papu Gomez opened up on his two-year doping ban, blasting the punishment as unfair and revealing how the absence nearly killed his love for football.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
7	Sudtirol	8	3	4	1	10	7	3	13	D L D W D
8	Avellino	8	3	2	3	12	9	3	11	L D W L D
9	Calcio Padova	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10	W L L L W
10	S.S. Arezzo	8	3	1	4	8	17	-9	10	L W D L W
11	Hellas Verona	8	2	3	3	15	13	2	9	D D L W L

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