Today’s seven Serie A games have been called off after Fiorentina captain Davide Astori’s death and could be played on March 14 and May 9.
The 31-year-old died in his sleep and was discovered in the team hotel this morning, where the squad was preparing to face Udinese.
That fixture was postponed as a sign of respect, along with the other Serie A and B games planned for today.
Today’s seven Serie A games have been called off after Fiorentina captain Davide Astori’s death and could be played on March 14 and May 9.
The 31-year-old died in his sleep and was discovered in the team hotel this morning, where the squad was preparing to face Udinese.
That fixture was postponed as a sign of respect, along with the other Serie A and B games planned for today.
Serie A clubs will tomorrow discuss the timing for playing these matches, but there are already several possibilities.
The biggest problem is caused by Milan–Inter, as the Rossoneri are also in the Coppa Italia Final against Juventus on May 9 and the Europa League Round of 16 with Arsenal.
It’s possible the Coppa Italia Final could be moved to after the end of the Serie A season on May 20, instead playing the Milan Derby at San Siro on May 9.
The other Serie A Week 27 matches are expected to be played on Wednesday March 14, but cannot be in the evening because they would clash with Champions League fixtures.
Atalanta–Sampdoria cannot be played then, because Atalanta already have a game in hand against Juventus that was snowed off last weekend and has been rescheduled for March 14.
The games called off today are Genoa–Cagliari, Chievo-Sassuolo, Udinese-Fiorentina, Benevento-Verona, Torino-Crotone, Atalanta-Sampdoria and Milan-Inter.