Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora has hit back at the FIGC and Serie A, claiming that ‘they proposed to us’ the controversial quarantine measures.
The federation and top flight opposed to the initial health protocol as it stated clubs had go into isolation for two weeks if one of their players tested positive for coronavirus, requiring them to train in lockdown-style retreats.
Sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora has hit back at the FIGC and Serie A, claiming that ‘they proposed to us’ the controversial quarantine measures.
The federation and top flight opposed to the initial health protocol as it stated clubs had go into isolation for two weeks if one of their players tested positive for coronavirus, requiring them to train in lockdown-style retreats.
They met today to agree on a revised protocol that would be sent to Spadafora’s government, but the politician insists the plan was not his idea and that he is ready to meet their demands.
“There are two important things for Serie A kicking off on June 13,” he told Stasera Italia on Rete 4.
“On Monday, clubs were supposed to be resuming training on the basis of a protocol that I or the scientific committee didn’t decide on, but one that the FIGC and Lega Serie A proposed to me a month ago.
“Today, to my surprise, we understand the Lega is having difficulty applying the protocol that it proposed to us, especially the fact that teams must go into self-isolation, but this isn’t something we or the scientific committee asked of them. Rather, they proposed it to us.
“Today, they realise that the teams starting this self-isolation on Monday don’t have the facilities, hotels or centres to do it.
“They proposed it to us and, if they’re not able to fulfil this measure, we’ll take note of it and edit [the protocol] with the scientific committee.”