Spalletti sees 'fair' championship
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has dismissed claims that the championship will be falsified by the closure of some stadiums.
Sceptics over the Government’s decision to only open arenas which fulfil Legge Pisanu requirements had suggested that sides like Roma – whose Olimpico fits the bill – would be advantaged by fan support.
But Spalletti, whose second placed Giallorossi outfit are 11 points behind Inter, insists it will not affect Serie A results.
"I am aware that restarting the campaign with some stadia shut to fans can create an anomalous situation, but I don’t believe the season would be falsified," he argued. "There are other things which would make the championship irregular."
Serie A will be back on Sunday after all but one of last week’s ties were suspended following the death of a policeman in the Catania-Palermo riots.
"I think that resuming matches on Sunday is an important signal, the clubs behaved as they should have by accepting the decisions of the authorities," added the former Udinese boss.
"The Government did its part in trying to find new rules and doing something different from what was done in the past. I think this is of fundamental importance for the future."
Roma will host Parma at the Olimpico on Sunday afternoon, as under new regulations no evening kick-offs will be allowed for the entire month of February.
"I want to remain optimistic and believe that the new measures will be useful," continued the 4-2-3-1 tactician.
"The championship starting again doesn’t mean that everything is fine, there is still a lot that needs to be done."
Source: C4 Football Italia
Sceptics over the Government’s decision to only open arenas which fulfil Legge Pisanu requirements had suggested that sides like Roma – whose Olimpico fits the bill – would be advantaged by fan support.
But Spalletti, whose second placed Giallorossi outfit are 11 points behind Inter, insists it will not affect Serie A results.
"I am aware that restarting the campaign with some stadia shut to fans can create an anomalous situation, but I don’t believe the season would be falsified," he argued. "There are other things which would make the championship irregular."
Serie A will be back on Sunday after all but one of last week’s ties were suspended following the death of a policeman in the Catania-Palermo riots.
"I think that resuming matches on Sunday is an important signal, the clubs behaved as they should have by accepting the decisions of the authorities," added the former Udinese boss.
"The Government did its part in trying to find new rules and doing something different from what was done in the past. I think this is of fundamental importance for the future."
Roma will host Parma at the Olimpico on Sunday afternoon, as under new regulations no evening kick-offs will be allowed for the entire month of February.
"I want to remain optimistic and believe that the new measures will be useful," continued the 4-2-3-1 tactician.
"The championship starting again doesn’t mean that everything is fine, there is still a lot that needs to be done."
Source: C4 Football Italia
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