The Italians, suspended for six months for the attack on the Montenegrin referee, are not playing in the World Cup

The scandal from the Olympic Games has received an epilogue - the Italian water polo team has been suspended from all competitions under the auspices of FINA for the next six months.

The punishment for "setebelo" is the epilogue of the events during and after the quarter-final match against Hungary in Paris, whose actor was the Montenegrin referee Veselin Mišković.

The Italians were angry with the referees after Frančesko Kondemi's goal because at the moment he dropped the ball, he caught Hungarian Szilard Janšik, who was guarding him, in the face.

After watching the VAR, Kondemi earned a "brutality", and the Hungarians later achieved a triumph and a place in the semi-finals.

In addition to the six-month suspension, the Water Sports Integrity Unit also imposed a fine of $100, of which the Italian Water Polo Federation must pay half within the next 90 days..

"Individual players and coach Sandro Campagna allegedly physically and verbally attacked the referees in the parking lot of the swimming pool, while the Italian bus was preparing to return to the Olympic Village," reports Gazeta delo sport.

Italy will therefore not participate in the World Cup, which begins in January next year.

From the 6th to the 11th of the first month in 2025, Montenegro will also participate in the qualification tournament in Novi Sad.