All Serie A, Serie B, Serie C and Primavera matches scheduled to take place on Easter Monday have been officially postponed for a period of mourning following the death of Pope Francis on Monday morning, the league have confirmed in a statement.
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday.
As a result, the remaining matches scheduled for the 33rd round of Serie A fixtures have been postponed.
Serie A matches postponed until further notice
The matches originally scheduled to take place on Easter Monday are: Torino-Udinese, Cagliari-Fiorentina, Genoa-Lazio and Parma-Juventus.
It remains to be seen when those games will be carried out. The matches will have to be played before the final weekend of the 2024-25 Serie A season, which is scheduled to take place on May 25.
Six games have already taken place over the course of the Easter weekend. The weekend’s action began with Como’s 3-0 victory over Lecce and Napoli’s 1-0 win over Monza. Roma also beat Hellas Verona 1-0 on Saturday.
Then, on Easter Sunday, Empoli and Venezia were held level at 2-2, Bologna beat Inter 1-0, while Atalanta secured a 1-0 victory away against Milan.
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