Serie B play-offs in chaos with participants Bari at risk of points deduction

Bari have been accused of financial irregularities and could now face a two-pointdeduction. The Puglia club, who finished sixth in Serie B this season, have been accused of failing to pay the rightcontributions and deductions for players' salaries.Sowhat's that's got to dowith the Serie B play-offs? Well, leaguepresident Mauro Balata has moved the trialfrom June 1 to May 25- just a day before Bari are due to play Cittadella.Bari have already sold 8,000 tickets for the play-off fixture, but apoints deduction would mean theydrop down to seventh and become the away side for their quarter-final.As a result, the play-off would haveto be postponed in light of the venue change. That should give the sporting justice system some time to deal with any appeal, which would likely be heard on Wednesday or Thursday next week, according to Football Italia.The winnerof Bari vs Cittadella will face Frosinone in the semi-finals, before a two-legged final set across June 7 and 10.What a mess.See also...Ukrainian football is facing a massive match-fixing scandalJust 23 people out of 9,000 'confirmed' turn up to Radja Nainggolan protest at Belgian FA officesIn Other News...