NK Varazdin 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
1	Hajduk Split	11	7	2	2	21	11	10	23	D W W L W
2	Dinamo Zagreb	10	7	1	2	25	13	12	22	W W L W L
3	NK Varazdin	11	5	3	3	15	10	5	18	L L W D D
4	Osijek	11	5	2	4	19	16	3	17	L D L D W
5	Rijeka	10	5	2	3	17	14	3	17	L W L W D

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