MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian third division club which cobbled together a seven-man team and lost 20-0 on Sunday has been thrown out of the league.
Pro Piacenza's first team squad and coaching staff refused to travel for the game at Cuneo due to unpaid wages, leaving the financially troubled team to start with six teenagers and a 39-year-old physiotherapist -- the only players they could find.
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