Persita 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	Bali United FC	34	14	9	11	57	48	9	51	W W L L W
9	Arema	34	13	9	12	53	47	6	48	W W W L L
10	Persita	34	13	6	15	38	37	1	45	L D L L W
11	PSIM Yogyakarta	34	11	12	11	43	44	-1	45	L W W L L
12	Persik	34	11	6	17	42	61	-19	39	L L W W L

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