Rome, Florence and Naples to host Serie A?
With half of all Italian coronavirus deaths in Lombardy, Serie A games could be played in only four centre-south cities, including Florence, Rome and Naples. World Health Organisation member and…
With half of all Italian coronavirus deaths in Lombardy, Serie A games could be played in only four centre-south cities, including Florence, Rome and Naples. World Health Organisation member and…
Health chief Walter Ricciardi has confirmed that there is a proposal for Serie A matches to be played in the “centre-south” of Italy. Whereas the north is considered one of…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora said they “hope to confirm the May 4 date for a return to training as soon as possible,” with Serie A aiming to resume by…
There were 525 deaths in Italy from coronavirus over the last 24 hours, with 231 of them in the Lombardy region, but intensive care and hospital admissions are plummeting. The…
Reports are spreading that the first football played in Italy after the coronavirus lockdown will be the Coppa Italia semi-finals on May 27 and 28, with Serie A following a…
The medics and infectious disease specialists who helped draw up the Serie A protocol assure testing all players and staff regularly for COVID-19 “will not take anything away” from local…
Italy’s leading infectious diseases specialist confirms “Serie A could resume in a month’s time, behind closed doors and with rigorous measures.” The FIGC (Italian Football Federation) wrote up the protocol…
Centre-back Mattia Bani hopes Bologna can be 'an example' to help 'unite' Italy and reveals the return of Sinisa Mihajlovic ‘became adrenaline’ for the group. The 26-year-old arrived in Bologna…
There were ‘only’ 431 deaths in Italy from coronavirus over the last 24 hours, a significant fall, with intensive therapy and other hospital admissions continuing to drop. The country is…
While Serie A is expected to resume at the end of May, it’s reported we won’t see fans in the Italian stadiums until January 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has swept…
Sassuolo coach Roberto De Zerbi suggests Serie A teams split into two and that five substitutions are allowed if they are to play every three days. The campaign has been…
With training expected to resume on May 4, Serie A should start playing games on May 31 and finish by July 12, leaving the Champions League and Europa League until…
There were 619 deaths in Italy from people testing positive for coronavirus over the last 24 hours, but a further 2,079 were given the all-clear. The death toll in the…
It is increasingly likely that Serie A teams can resume training from May 4, playing on May 31 and ending the season by at most August 3. Prime Minister Giuseppe…
Italy’s Government is expected to order a continuation of the lockdown until May 3, but Serie A players could go into a training retreat before that for multiple tests after…
The IFAB has announced changes to the handball rule for the 2020-21 season and warned “where a reviewable incident is subjective, the expectation is that the referee will undertake an…
The latest figures from the Italian Government are increasingly reassuring, with another drop in deaths (552), new cases (1,195), intensive care requirements and a significant increase in people recovering. Experts…
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina said Serie A “must be ready” to act fast and resume training, as medics work out the protocol for ensuring safety when the coronavirus pandemic eases…
Serie A could resume training sessions on May 4, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, with three hypotheses to help conclude the campaign in July. The newspaper claims Serie A…
President of the Referees’ Association Marcello Nicchi is looking forward to the day when Serie A can resume, even without VAR. “I hope after all this, people can realise the…