Join us for all the build-up and action from today’s first Serie A games of 2022, which amid COVID chaos we hope will include Lazio–Empoli, Milan–Roma and Juventus–Napoli.
The situation is somewhat confused, as Bologna, Torino, Salernitana and Udinese have been placed under quarantine orders by the local health authorities (ASL).
That means their games against Inter, Atalanta, Venezia and Fiorentina cannot go ahead, but the Lega Serie A is refusing to call them off, so one team will turn up for 45 minutes until the referee declares the opposition did not participate.
There will then be appeals and a legal battle with the ASL over what constitutes Force Majeure.
Meanwhile, we have Sampdoria–Cagliari at 11.30 GMT and you can keep track of the statistics from that game on the Match Centre.
Lazio seek a third straight win against giant-killers Empoli at 13.30 GMT and Hellas Verona visit Spezia with eight players testing positive.
The Lazio-Empoli Match Centre is here, while you can follow Spezia-Verona here.
At 15.30 GMT, Sassuolo try to get back on track against Andriy Shevchenko’s Genoa and you can check that on the Match Centre.
The highlights arrive in the evening, with Milan testing their Scudetto credentials against Jose Mourinho’s Roma at 17.30 GMT.
All eyes on Turin at 19.45 GMT for the classic fixture Juventus vs. Napoli, assuming of course there are no more COVID cases.
No one gonna talk about Roma fans throwing flares into the Milan stadium “Family” sector?
Roma fans need to be banned from Away stadiums for life.