Most Serie A teams return to training
Most Serie A clubs are returning to individual training this week, but as there is no agreed medical protocol, Milan are reportedly resisting COVID-19 swab tests until they are authorised.…
Most Serie A clubs are returning to individual training this week, but as there is no agreed medical protocol, Milan are reportedly resisting COVID-19 swab tests until they are authorised.…
Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin says Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo ‘is not arrogant’ and ‘a true top player, always there for everyone’. The 27-year-old from Latina has kept three clean sheets…
Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi warns the medical protocol and timing of the Serie A season remains in the air after training resumed. Many clubs returned to work this week…
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners are reportedly ready to make an offer for 10 years of Serie A pay-per-view television rights, according to Il Sole 24 Ore. The Italian…
Friday’s planned FIGC meeting to discuss resuming football in Italy after the coronavirus pandemic has been postponed due to a reported lack of information. According to Sky Sport Italia and…
There were 236 deaths over the last 24 hours related to COVID-19 in Italy, but another drop in intensive care beds and new cases, as the pandemic continues to ease.…
Fabio Capello suggests a World Cup-style 40-day training retreat for all Serie A clubs, as three southern cities open up to hosting fixtures away from the COVID-19 hotspots. Most teams…
Sassuolo are open to the idea of the remaining Serie A games being played in the centre and south of the country. “Behind closed doors, all stadiums are the same.”…
Inter and Napoli are the latest clubs to prepare a return to training next week, after the Government changed its guidelines limiting access to centres until May 18. Minister for…
The Italian Government has given the all-clear for training to resume in centres from Monday, after several regions opened up their gates. The original decree had differentiated between athletes in…
Most Serie A clubs should resume training next week, but the Government has still not decided whether to allow the season to continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The regional assemblies…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora has bowed to pressure from the regional assemblies and asked for players to be allowed individual training in their centres. The Government decree had stated…
Genoa have confirmed their desire to complete the Serie A season but warned that ‘new rules cannot be imposed’ at this stage. All 20 Serie A sides voted for a…
Lecce President Saverio Sticchi Damiani warns there is currently only a ’51 per cent chance’ of the Serie A season resuming, as the situation remains in flux. While some regions…
Napoli have permission to begin training at their centre from Monday May 4, announced the regional authorities. The latest Government decree in the coronavirus pandemic response allows running in parks…
Juventus director Fabio Paratici said playing the 2020-21 season with the same squad is ‘a possibility,’ as clubs deal with a constantly-changing scenario. The lockdown was imposed in Italy after…
The Lazio, Campania and Tuscany regions are ready to open up training grounds for athletes from Monday, after Emilia-Romagna overturned the Government ban. Clubs were furious with the latest Government…
If Serie A were to stop early and use the French points per game system, then Milan would drop below Hellas Verona and Parma, with Lecce, SPAL and Brescia relegated.…
The COVID-19 pandemic is becoming very localised in Italy, with six regions registering no deaths and another nine with fewer than 10 over the last 24 hours. The situation has…
Roma’s fitness chief describes how they’ve been monitoring players during the lockdown and insists it’s ‘better to use our own facilities’ from May 4, so Government guidelines should be changed.…