Massimo Borgobello (born 17 May 1971 in

Sacile Sacile (; vec, Sathìl ; Liventina: ; Western Friulian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. It is known as the "Garden of the ''Serenissima''" after the many palace ...

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) is a retired Italian footballer. He played as a

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. He played 6 games in the

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in the 1999/00 season for

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. In July 2005, he was banned for 5 months due to

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. He was the 3rd best scorer of the

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in the 2002/03 season with 18 goals.

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