Heard the one about the Italian team that scored eight own goals in ten minutes?
No?
Well, let us enlighten you.
This one comes from two teams who play in the eighth tier of Italian football, and a Coppa Sicilia match involving Borgata Terrenove and Bagheria.
The two teams were part of a three team group, with Partinicaudace the third.
Bagheria needed a point to qualify but, despite heading into the 80th minute only 4-3 down, they conceded two goals to Borgata in quick succession.
Knowing that Borgata could only qualify ahead of Partinicaudace on goal difference, three Bagheria players scored own goal after own goal to leave a final score of 14-3.
“It had been a real contest up to a certain point then Bagheria staged a farce,” the Borgata coach Ignazio Chianetta told the website Siciliaingol.
“Their captain told me they preferred us to qualify rather than Partinicaudace.”
Partinicaudace’s coach Giovanni Cammarata said: “I can guarantee there was no agreement between us and Bagheria.
“I can’t try to understand a motive for these eight own goals. It has nothing to do with football and I hope the FIGC investigates.”
Sandro Morgana, the FIGC’s regional president, said: “I will personally inform our prosecutors about this and they will look into the case and establish which sanctions should apply.”
