UEFA has denied claims made by Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis about a request to change the venue of the UEFA Champions League match between the Partenopei and Liverpool.
On Tuesday, the outspoken De Laurentiis told Corriere dello Sport (h/t Football Italia) he had contacted European football's governing body with a request to have the match moved to Bari, saying he would pay for 1,000 buses to move the fans there.
The Times' Paul Joyce checked in with UEFA, however, which denied the contact ever took place:
paul joyceUefa has said it has not received a request from Napoli to move the CL tie with Liverpool to Bari.