Serie A to run June 13-Aug 2
If Serie A does indeed resume on June 13, the plan is to play every three to four days until August 2, with the Coppa Italia in July, Champions and…
If Serie A does indeed resume on June 13, the plan is to play every three to four days until August 2, with the Coppa Italia in July, Champions and…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora warns Serie A cannot follow the Bundesliga model of only isolating COVID-19 positive players. ‘Consider Dynamo Dresden.’ It was today announced by the Lega Serie…
The Lega Serie A announced a provisional date to resume the 2019-20 fixture list from June 13, with contact training to begin on Monday, after a medical protocol was agreed.…
Vincenzo Spadafora has confirmed that Serie A clubs can resume training from May 18 after the FIGC made the necessary adjustments to its health protocol. Spadafora said earlier this week…
Ex-Juventus and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli assures ‘physically I feel good’ after beating cancer but admits he is still ‘very scared’ about the illness coming back. Vialli was given the…
Sampdoria doctor Amedeo Baldari asks the Lega and the Federcalcio to hear out the respective club medics ‘before reaching extreme situations’. The protocol to resume play in Serie A is…
The agent of LAFC winger Brian Rodriguez confirms he is ‘doing everything to take him to Europe, particularly Italy, as Sampdoria are interested.’ The former Penarol player will turn 20…
An Italian virologist points out if audiences are allowed in open-air concerts or theatres, ‘there’s no reason why football fans shouldn’t be treated the same way.’ While group training should…
Chief football medic Professor Enrico Castellacci suggests ‘if they had really wanted Serie A to resume, they would’ve copied the Bundesliga’ protocol for COVID-19. The changes requested to the FIGC…
The FIGC medical commission claims the Government is ‘throwing a spanner in the works’ and with the changes to the COVID-19 protocol, ‘Serie A will not resume.’ There is a…
The Ministry of Health confirms that ‘without doubt, if anyone tests positive for COVID-19 within a club, it all stops’ under the Serie A protocol. The Government and the CTS…
The return of Serie A is still far from certain, because the association of club medics warn ‘many are threatening to resign if they are considered legally responsible’ for players…
The CTS intervenes in the resumption of Serie A, requiring that clubs keep their players and staff in isolation for 15-days in order to get the green light. The Scientific…
Sampdoria director Carlo Osti warns the coronavirus pandemic will have a huge effect on transfer fees, as ‘some players will lose over 30 per cent’ of their value. The lockdown…
Standard Liege defender Zinho Vanheusden could be on his way back to Serie A for Atalanta, Fiorentina or Sampdoria, potentially via Inter. It would be a return, because the 20-year-old…
The scientific committee’s verdict on the medical protocol for Serie A during the coronavirus pandemic has again been postponed to tomorrow. The Government’s board of scientists and experts had rejected…
There were 165 deaths related to coronavirus in Italy over the last 24 hours, the lowest daily number in two months, but another 2,155 were given the all-clear. Italy moved…
Former Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio urges Serie A to resume amid the pandemic, because there are so many people relying on the sport and ‘zero risk is impossible.’ A decision…
La Repubblica claims at least six Serie A clubs have not paid their players a wage since January, as the debate continues over pay cuts amid the coronavirus crisis. Several…
The 2. Bundesliga plans to resume the season have immediately hit problems, as Dynamo Dresden announced another two COVID-19 cases, so the whole squad must go into quarantine. It was…