Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi warns Serie A teams ‘need at least four weeks of training’ before they can be ready to play games.
There was a breakthrough today when the Government’s CTS (technical scientific committee) approved the modified medical protocol for group training.
That was drawn up by the Lega Serie A, Association of Sports Medics and Players’ Association, meaning group training can resume this week.
Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi warns Serie A teams ‘need at least four weeks of training’ before they can be ready to play games.
There was a breakthrough today when the Government’s CTS (technical scientific committee) approved the modified medical protocol for group training.
That was drawn up by the Lega Serie A, Association of Sports Medics and Players’ Association, meaning group training can resume this week.
“Other sports tend to require six weeks of training, whereas we need at least four to be match-fit,” Tommasi told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“We must not set ourselves specific limits if we want to be sure that we resume well. We’ve always considered health the priority. Everyone wants to get back to doing their work after this lockdown, but there is a calculation from when the training resumes.
“We want first of all prudence and some guarantees of safety. What we asked for is uniformity in the application of the measures and greater oversight.”
A Government decree last night ruled that competitive sport was banned until June 14, which is the day after the Lega Serie A had theorised restarting the season.
As things stand, and with the new protocol in place, it now seems more likely the games will be from the weekend of June 20-21.
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora confirmed a decision will be made on the dates on May 28, following a meeting with the FIGC, Serie A and other authorities involved in the process.
The protocol is only for group training, as the protocol for when matches resume is a different beast entirely.