Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora admits he is still not in a position to say whether Serie A teams can resume training on May 4.
Spadafora has long campaigned for top-flight clubs to restart group activities once the second phase of Italy’s coronavirus response is expected to kick in next month.
The politician will meet the FIGC on Wednesday to discuss the fate of the 2019-20 campaign, but he made it clear a resumption was not necessarily on the cards.
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora admits he is still not in a position to say whether Serie A teams can resume training on May 4.
Spadafora has long campaigned for top-flight clubs to restart group activities once the second phase of Italy’s coronavirus response is expected to kick in next month.
The politician will meet the FIGC on Wednesday to discuss the fate of the 2019-20 campaign, but he made it clear a resumption was not necessarily on the cards.
“Right now, I can’t confirm neither the resumption of training on May 4 or the season,” he told Tg2 Post.
“Sport isn’t just football or Serie A. Serie A’s an economic industry, but we’re also focusing on the football side.
“On Wednesday I’ll meet the FIGC, who will present its training protocol. We’ll evaluate it together.
“We have to understand if football’s ready to restart training. I’ll evaluate it very carefully, but it mustn’t give the illusion that resuming training means resuming the campaign.”