
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Government decree puts Round 27’s Serie A matches in doubt
Government decree puts Round 27’s Serie A matches in doubt
All sporting events in coronavirus-affected regions have been suspended until March 8 after a new decree by the Italian government, throwing the Serie A[1] schedule into further disarray. The news means that all games in the regions of Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia and the cities of Savona and Pesaro-Urbino will either be played behind closed doors […]
Government decree puts next weekend’s Serie A matches in doubt
Government decree puts next weekend’s Serie A matches in doubt
All sporting events in coronavirus-affected regions have been suspended until March 8 after a new decree by the Italian government, throwing the Serie A schedule into further disarray. The news means that all games in the regions of Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia and the cities of Savona and Pesaro-Urbino will either be played behind closed doors […]
New Govt decree blocks Serie A games
New Govt decree blocks Serie A games
The Italian Government has issued a new decree ordering the suspension of all sporting events in Coronavirus-affected regions until March 8, including Atalanta-Lazio, Bologna-Juventus and Inter-Sassuolo. That means all games based in the cluster regions – Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, then more specifically the cities of Savona and Pesaro-Urbino – will either be behind closed doors […]
Mertens agrees new Napoli contract
Mertens agrees new Napoli contract
Dries Mertens met with Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis today and it’s reported he agreed a new two-year contract. Photographs emerged this afternoon of Mertens sitting outside at lunch with the club patron. According to multiple sources, including Sky Sport Italia expert Gianluca Di Marzio, the meeting was meant to be a discussion, but proved […]
Marotta: ‘Juve-Inter on Monday unacceptable’
Marotta: ‘Juve-Inter on Monday unacceptable’
Inter chief Beppe Marotta has hit back at Lega Serie A President Paolo Dal Pino over allegations that the Nerazzurri didn’t want to play Juventus on Monday evening. “It was an unacceptable proposal for three reasons.” In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Dal Pino relayed his version of events, in which he stated […]
Emergency Lega Serie A meeting
Emergency Lega Serie A meeting
An extraordinary meeting of the 20 Serie A clubs has been called for Wednesday March 4 to deal with the repercussions of the Coronavirus outbreak and scheduling changes. The get-together was organised after today’s conference call of Lega Serie A counsellors failed to find a common solution. Between last weekend and this round, nine Serie […]
Napoli: ‘Play Juve-Inter instead of Coppa’
Napoli: ‘Play Juve-Inter instead of Coppa’
Napoli have suggested “it would be fairer for all concerned if Juventus-Inter was played on Wednesday, postponing the Coppa Italia semi-finals to May.” The fixture list has already been thrown into chaos by the Coronavirus outbreak, with over 1,100 cases confirmed and 29 deaths. With the five Serie A games set to be played behind […]

