The 2024-25 Serie A season is set to kick off on the weekend of August 17, but we won’t know the exact dates for Week 4 games until after August 30.
The confirmation came from Andrea Butti, who is Head of Competitions and Operations Serie A, when he spoke to Telelombardia.
The next campaign will be even more packed than usual, because the expanded Champions League format involves 36 teams and eight games per squad in the first phase alone.
Butti confirmed that the 2024-25 Serie A season will begin on the weekend of August 17-18 and that three rounds will be played on August 24-25 and August 31-September 1 before the break for international duty.
However, because the Champions League fixture list won’t be confirmed until August 30, the precise kick-off times and dates for Serie A Week 4 won’t be drawn up until that is completed.
That leaves very little time to prepare for the games on September 14-15 for people wanting to attend and organise their trips.
“The next year will be even more complicated, because the new Champions League will create problems in January and February, with games decisive for Europe,” added Butti.