Overview

• The sports judge in Turin, Roberta Lapa, labeled the episode an “evento spregevole” and issued what she called a considerable and exemplary sanction.
• Thomas, the 13-year-old Volpiano Pianese goalkeeper, received a one-year suspension, and Carmagnola’s Cristian B. was also banned for 12 months based on the referee’s report.
• The federation’s reversal nullified a previously publicized invitation to the national team’s training center that had followed messages of support from Gianluigi Donnarumma, Gigi Buffon and Dino Zoff.
• Accounts of how the confrontation began remain contested, with the opposing boy’s father, Mihail Paul S., disputing the reconstruction through his lawyer and indicating plans to defend their rights.
• Medical reports stated Thomas was treated at Ospedale Martini in Turin for a left malleolus fracture and cervical distraction trauma after being struck by an adult who entered the field.