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
8	Pisa	10	4	3	3	18	15	3	15	L D D W W
9	Sudtirol	10	3	5	2	11	10	1	14	D L D L D
10	Calcio Padova	10	4	2	4	10	11	-1	14	D W W L L
11	Cremonese	10	3	3	4	10	11	-1	12	W W L L D
12	Cesena	10	2	6	2	11	14	-3	12	D W L D L

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