Lega Serie A President Lorenzo Casini warns ‘it will be difficult to start the season on August 13’ if record-breaking temperatures continue, as it simply won’t be safe for the players.
The campaign usually begins in Italy towards the end of August or the start of September precisely because of the climate.
In the 2022-23 term, it is scheduled to kick off on August 13 with many more games compressed into the summer weeks in order to prepare for the November-December break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“The first concern is with the climate, because if the current temperatures persist, it will be very difficult to start the season on August 13,” confessed Lega Serie A President Casini today during a visit to the Udinese headquarters.
“It’s going to be an anomalous season due to the pause for the World Cup.”
While England hit 40 degrees Celsius for the first time ever this week, the situation has been dragging on in Italy, sparking wildfires.
A train derailed in La Spezia today, in the Liguria region, because the tracks had become warped in the heat, while the metro in Milan was running at reduced speeds after reaching critical temperatures.
A statement from the Milan metro confirmed the temperature of the tracks on the Linea 2 route in the open air had reached 60 degrees Celsius.