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Napoli president De Laurentiis wants B teams introduced

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis wants B teams introduced in Italy.

De Laurentiis feels they should copy the Spanish model.

He said: "Why is it not possible to have a Napoli B and Inter B, a Roma B and a Lazio B playing in the Serie B championship?

"Of course, as in Spain, there would be no possibility of promotion to Serie A."

De Laurentiis feels that such a step would help solve the problem of clubs having unhappy players in their squad.

"It would be possible to put players who are keen to play into the second team, giving them a chance to perform at a better level," he added.

"However, they tell me it is not possible, but I do not understand why…"

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