Sampdoria Chairman Massimo Ferrero
said Thursday that he was misinterpreted after saying his
Catania counterpart Antonio Pulvirenti "must die".
According to prosecutors, Pulvirenti has confessed to
fixing five matches last season to prevent the Sicilian side
being promoted from the second tier, Serie B.
Ferrero said Thursday that the must-die comment was
"allegorical" after it caused a stir.
"Yesterday I wished for the death of sick soccer,
certainly not that of a person," Ferrero, whose team finished
seventh in Serie A last season and qualified for the Europa
League, told ANSA.
"I'm amazed and saddened (by the furore)".
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