Angry Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri complained about the referee, the international calendar, the kickoff time and the Serie A fixture list after today's 3-1 defeat to Udinese severely dented his team's title hopes. The midday kickoff topped his list of grievances as second-placed Napoli, who had Sarri sent to the stands in the first half and striker Gonzalo Higuain dismissed in the second, dropped six points behind leaders Juventus with only seven games to play. "We didn't move the ball around the way we usually do and that has happened on the other occasions we have played at this time (1230 pm local time)," Sarri told reporters. "It's a difficult and unnatural time of the day." He was also angry that Napoli invariably had to play their games after Juventus, who have won 20 of their last 21 league matches, which he said meant that they were always trying to catch up. Serie A weekends are spread over two or three days and Juventus played their game on Saturday evening, when they beat Empoli 1-0. "Ever since we've been second, we've been playing after Juventus, this is the sixth time out of six, and the anger and frustration came out," he said. "It is strange that the team that is...
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