I find it strange, I have to say.
I've just bought a house a bit away from where I am currently living. Because of this I had to change my son's football team. It took 2 weeks for the Austrian FA to change his registration (sounds like the Italian FA..), in the meantime the games started so he couldnt play. During this time I suggested to him that he still went to the games and sat with the other subs on the bench, and went into the changing room at HT, so that he at least felt part of the team in some way. He accepted my suggestion without word. When his registration change was confirmed he slotted nicely into the team without problem.
If AP was sending players home from training, how can they fit in well when finally called upon ?