Calcio Padova 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	Al Nassr FC	34	28	2	4	91	28	63	86	W D W L W
2	Al Hilal	34	25	9	0	85	27	58	84	W W D W W
3	Al Ahli	34	25	6	3	71	25	46	81	W W W W W
4	Al Qadsiah	34	23	8	3	83	34	49	77	W W W W W
5	Al Ittihad	34	16	7	11	55	48	7	55	L L W W D

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