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Defender spared jail for own goal
NewsDay Staff ·
ROME — A defender has been given a 22-month suspended prison sentence in Italy after admitting to scoring a deliberate own goal in Serie A in May 2011.
Andrea Masiello, 26, who is currently without a club, confessed in court to intentionally diverting the ball into his own net while playing for Bari.
His side lost 2-0 to Lecce, who escaped from relegation with the win.
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