Footballer Threatened Not to Travel to Bari City
Andrea Masiello does not have a good reputation in Bari as an own goal scored 11 years ago with Bari in a derby match against Lecce, has never been forgiven by the ultras of this team.
Everyone makes mistakes on the field, but the fact that Masiello's own goal was decided in the middle of the betting scandal in Italy, made the defender considered "Non Grata" in the city of Bari.
In that period, Masiello did not escape punishment as he was suspended for two years and five months from the sports fields, while he also received a criminal sentence of 22 months plus having to donate money for the construction of a sock, precisely for his implication in the manipulation of matches.
But now that 11 years have passed since that episode, the ultras still don't forget Masiello, who is part of Sudtirol, has been threatened not to travel to Bari for the weekend match in Serie B. And, in fact, the club of Sudtirol, to avoid an embarrassing situation for the player, has not collected him for the transfer to Bari, with Masiello who can remain calm as long as he does not return to this city, which apparently will never forgive the footballer who played with their feelings for the team of the heart.
It is worth noting that Masiello has admitted his involvement in match-fixing, pointing out that he scored an own goal to receive the promised money. After his sentence, Masiello also played for Atalanta and Genoa, but this would have been the first time he would return to Bari.