Roma Accuse Fiorentina's Nicolo Zaniolo Of Assaulting Two Of Their Youth Players

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 16:04 IST

Fiorentina's Nicolò Zaniolo whitethorn look a important prohibition aft Roma accused him of assaulting 2 younker squad players.

Nicolo Zaniolo went goalless aft 9 appearances for Fiorentina. (Image: X)

Fiorentina winger Nicolò Zaniolo whitethorn look a important prohibition aft Roma accused him of assaulting 2 younker squad players.

The incidental allegedly occurred pursuing Fiorentina’s triumph implicit Roma successful the Primavera younker league rubric playoff semifinal connected Monday.

Zaniolo denied immoderate misconduct aft Roma released a connection addressing the “regrettable incident." However, the Italian shot federation reportedly launched an probe connected Tuesday.

“Initial reports suggest the subordinate entered the Primavera team’s dressing country aft the lucifer and exhibited provocative behaviour towards immoderate of the Giallorossi younker players," Roma stated. “During the confrontation, 2 players from the Primavera squad were allegedly physically struck."

Zaniolo is presently connected indebtedness astatine Fiorentina from Galatasaray. He joined the Turkish squad from Roma aft spending 5 years astatine the superior club, wherever helium was named Serie A Young Player of the Year successful 2019.

The 25-year-old Zaniolo was contiguous successful the stands astatine Viola Park to ticker the lucifer connected Monday. Following Roma’s accusations, Fiorentina released Zaniolo’s statement.

“After the match, I went to the locker country to congratulate the Fiorentina boys and past went to the Roma locker country to commend them connected their play arsenic well," Zaniolo explained. “However, they began insulting me, truthful to forestall the concern from escalating, I decided to leave."

Zaniolo was erstwhile considered 1 of Italy’s astir promising prospects, making his planetary debut arsenic a teen successful 2019.

Unfortunately, injuries person hindered his career. He has not played for Italy since missing past year’s European Championship owed to a metatarsal fracture sustained portion connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa during the second-to-last lucifer of the season.

Both clubs finished adjacent to each other, with Roma taking the 5th spot with 69 points portion Fiorentina took 65 points taking them to sixth successful the presumption with the erstwhile securing Europa League shot portion the second volition instrumentality portion successful the Conference League.

Zaniolo’s loan-spell with Fiorentina ended connected a disappointing enactment with the Italian prima being incapable to people a azygous extremity successful his 9 appearances for the nine and is acceptable to erstwhile again spell backmost to his genitor nine arsenic good now.

(with AP Inputs)

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