Post by Salem6 on Dec 16, 2006 16:48:00 GMT
ROME, Italy -- Juventus' Serie B game at home to Cesena on Friday was postponed after two youth team players drowned in the lake inside the club's sports center.
Fire brigade divers retrieved the bodies of Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri, both 17, from the small artificial lake, Italian news agencies said.
They added that the two players appeared to have fallen into the ice-cold water as they were trying to retrieve a football.
The Turin's club's Web site said the Cesena match had been postponed after a serious accident, without giving any more details.
A minute's silence will be held before all games in Serie A and B this weekend out of respect, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport Web site.
Juventus, who were demoted from Serie A last season because of a match-fixing scandal, are top of Serie B.
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