Galliani: Sunday service for Serie A
Serie A will resume on Sunday with the Week 23 fixtures, according to Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani.
Football in Italy was suspended indefinitely on Friday night after the death of a police officer, with the Week 22 Serie A games being postponed after the Catania-Palermo riots.
But the Lega Calcio held an informal assembly on Tuesday and decided to approve the proposal of playing next weekend, even if FIGC commissioner Luca Pancalli will need to ratify the decision after a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
"We will play the matches scheduled for Week 23 on Sunday," said the former Lega Calcio chief after leaving the meeting. "Last weekend’s Serie A games will take place on April 18, whereas Serie B will play on April 17."
The big match between Inter and Roma scheduled at the San Siro last Sunday will therefore be played in mid April, thus probably causing the first leg of the Coppa Italia Final to be postponed.
Catania chief Antonino Pulvirenti confirmed Galliani’s words by insisting that there was no tug of war with the Government. "We agree with the Government and want to start playing again on Sunday," he underlined.
It’s unclear at this stage whether fans will be allowed to attend games which do not satisfy the necessary stadium regulations.
The Week 23 round of games will include another Sicilian derby as Messina host Catania at the Stadio San Filippo.
Source: C4 Football Italia
Football in Italy was suspended indefinitely on Friday night after the death of a police officer, with the Week 22 Serie A games being postponed after the Catania-Palermo riots.
But the Lega Calcio held an informal assembly on Tuesday and decided to approve the proposal of playing next weekend, even if FIGC commissioner Luca Pancalli will need to ratify the decision after a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
"We will play the matches scheduled for Week 23 on Sunday," said the former Lega Calcio chief after leaving the meeting. "Last weekend’s Serie A games will take place on April 18, whereas Serie B will play on April 17."
The big match between Inter and Roma scheduled at the San Siro last Sunday will therefore be played in mid April, thus probably causing the first leg of the Coppa Italia Final to be postponed.
Catania chief Antonino Pulvirenti confirmed Galliani’s words by insisting that there was no tug of war with the Government. "We agree with the Government and want to start playing again on Sunday," he underlined.
It’s unclear at this stage whether fans will be allowed to attend games which do not satisfy the necessary stadium regulations.
The Week 23 round of games will include another Sicilian derby as Messina host Catania at the Stadio San Filippo.
Source: C4 Football Italia
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