Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis announced on Sunday night that Victor and his teammates as well staff members will no longer release pre and post-match interviews with DAZN.
De Laurentiis briefly showed up at the Stadio Maradona press room on Sunday night following Napoli’s win over Juventus.
Several Italian sources, including Il Corriere dello Sport, reported that De Laurentiis looked irritable and said Napoli players would no longer release interviews with DAZN.
“We are done with DAZN; we’ll only talk to Sky and Rai,” the president was quoted on Football Italia.
De Laurentiis was furious before kick-off when he was caught on camera inside the tunnel.
However, according to La Repubblica journalist Marco Azzi, this is not why De Laurentiis will no longer allow his players to talk to DAZN.
On Sunday night, Azzi wrote on X that De Laurentiis is furious with the Italian broadcasters who scheduled a Napoli home game against Atalanta on March 30 at 11:30, the day before Easter.
According to Tuttosport, however, the game must be played on March 30 because of Atalanta’s involvement in the Europa League, while he wanted to play on April 1.
The idea is for coach Francesco Calzona to have more time to prepare the match given that he will be busy with Slovakia national team for the international break.
DAZN broadcasts all ten Serie A games each weekend and has recently won domestic TV rights for Serie A until 2029.
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