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Published 17:14 17 Feb 2019 GMT
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All seven starters were aged between 16 and 19, one of whom acted as player-manager today. Eventually, and eighth player came on, but only after documents were shown, proving his eligibility.
There have been claims that the club has not paid its players since August, leading to many of them ripping up their contracts and refusing to turn out for the team. And fair enough.
All of this led to one of the most humiliating defeats in Italian football history, as Pro (more like amateur!) Piacenza suffered a 20-0 loss.
In fairness to their opponents, Cuneo, they were 16-0 up at half-time, so they did take their foot off the gas, but still.
It was so embarrassing that local newspaper Sport Piacenza, who stopped their live coverage at half-time, branding the fixture a 'farce'.
This result is the least of the club's worries, though, as they prepare for a hearing with the Italian Football Federation on March 11.Sport

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