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
9	Hellas Verona	0 - 1	7	2	1	4	12	11	1	7	L L W L W
10	Cesena		6	1	4	1	7	8	-1	7	L D D D W
11	Calcio Padova		6	2	1	3	5	8	-3	7	L L W L D
12	S.S. Arezzo		6	2	1	3	6	13	-7	7	D L W L L
13	Virtus Entella		6	1	3	2	8	7	1	6	D D W D L

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