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New Serie A Season To Begin September 12

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Serie A has announced that the 2020-2021 season will begin on September 12, decision that has upset Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis. With five Serie A teams still involved in Champions League and the Europa League, there is a possibility that at least one Italian team will play its last game of the 2019-2020 season […]

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Serie A

Serie A Is Back And So Is The Title Race

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Hot on the heels of the Premier League decision to resume playing matches next month behind closed doors, it has announced that Serie A would also e resuming its season next month. Italy’s top flight is to get back underway from June 20, all being well, with the Coppa Italia semifinal second legs and final […]

Serie A, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus

Serie A To Return June 13 or 20

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Italian Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora confirms Serie A could resume ‘on June 13 or 20,’ while there is the possibility of showing games free to air on television. Italy is already well into Phase Two of the coronavirus pandemic response, with deaths and new cases falling daily for several weeks. “We are working on […]

Serie A, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus

Serie A Problems With COVID Protocol

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According to the Corriere della Sera, only three out of 20 Serie A clubs – Juventus, Lazio and Genoa – have approved the medical protocols for returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Football in Italy has been shut down for six weeks and the Government lockdown measures should be eased from May 4, including a return […]

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Serie A

FIGC Determined To Restart The Serie A Season

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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 for getting players and staff back on the pitch in as much safety as possible after the coronavirus pandemic. They are aiming to start training […]

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Serie A

No Fans At Serie A Games Until January 2021?

While Serie A is pushig to restart games at the end of May, those games will be in empty stadiums. And that situation will not change for the foreseeable future according to reports. There are multiple reports the lockdown order will be eased from May 4, allowing players to train, so they can resume the […]

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Serie A

Brescia President: “We Will Not Play Again This Season”

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Brescia President Massimo Cellino warns he will “simply not let my team play, even if it means docked points,” attacking Lazio chief Claudio Lotito for wanting the Serie A season to go on. The 2020-21 campaign was halted a month ago due to the coronavirus pandemic and the country remains under lockdown, but those measures […]