After Micheal Liguori, another Padova footballer involved in rape investigation

After the recent case of the attacker Michael Liguori, sentenced in the first instance in Teramo, another player of the Calcio Padova is at the center of an investigation into alleged sexual assault.

The investigation into Cretella began in 2022, when the father of a girl, then 14, filed a complaint for alleged sexual assault. Cretella, now 22, was then playing for Messina, a Serie D team, after growing up in the youth teams of NapoliThe young midfielder moved to Padova in 2022, the year the investigation began.

This new case comes at a delicate moment for football Padova, already in the spotlight for the Michael Liguori affair. After Liguori's first-degree conviction, the company issued an official statement declaring that it would not express judgments until the final pronouncement of justice. However, this position has raised quite a few criticisms, especially in the city of Padua.

Mayor Sergio Giordani, former sports director of the team and always close to the white-blue environment, clearly expressed his point of view: “I am on the side of women”, he declared, distancing himself from the club's cautious line. His words reflect the growing discontent of a part of the fans and citizens, who are asking for a firmer and more decisive position from the club.