When in the morning Genoa released the list of players called up for today’s match on the club’s social networks, the debate ensued. Manolo Portanova, just a few days ago sentenced to 6 years in the first degree for rape of the group, he was indicated among the squad in the role of midfielder and only close to the match was it announced that he would go to the stands.
The rumor has thus spread that it was precisely the opposition of a part of the Genoa fans that convinced the rossoblù managers to assign him to the stands. The female one but not only.
Portanova sentenced to six years, Genoa won’t suspend him: he will be called up against Sudtirol but won’t play
by Stefano Backpack
Here are some comments: “Portanova shouldn’t have been called up. The company has done very badly.”
“Seeing Portanova called up is a big disappointment. I didn’t expect the club to act like this”
“Portanonova cannot and must not be able to be called up. Convicted of one of the most heinous crimes. The other day all the teams (including Genoa) were raising public awareness of the importance of combating violence against women and today?”
“Morally he’s abominable but if they don’t call him up, the players’ association supports him with lawyers of those with hair everywhere and you have to call him by force”.
“I find the summoning of a footballer convicted of gang rape at least “untimely”.
Now I’m not saying the immediate termination of the contract or the removal from the team and training because there are three levels of judgement, but at least the suspension from competitive matches until his position in this matter is clarified and definitively judged, also because here we are not talking about a license confiscated for speeding.
Evidently whoever made this decision has neither daughters nor grandchildren, otherwise I imagine they would understand the inappropriateness of fielding a footballer currently sentenced to six years for gang rape.
It shouldn’t please the victim and his family to see him play football as if nothing had happened.
Really questionable choice.”
