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
12	Athletic Bilbao	38	13	6	19	43	58	-15	45	L D L L W
13	Sevilla	38	12	7	19	46	60	-14	43	L L W W W
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	11	10	17	44	56	-12	43	L W W D L
15	Elche	38	10	13	15	49	57	-8	43	D W L D L
16	Levante	38	11	9	18	47	61	-14	42	L W W W L

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