Italy’s series A announced on Tuesday (22) the postponement of three games scheduled for Saturday, transferring them to Sunday due to Pope Francis’ funeral, scheduled for May 6 in Rome.
According to the statement, the confrontation between Inter Milan and Rome, initially scheduled for Saturday (26), will take place on Sunday (2 &, at 15h00 (local time) at San Siro Stadium. Initially, speculation emerged that the League could grant an extra rest to Simone Inzaghi’s team, which prepares to compete for the Champions League semifinal against Barcelona.
Latin American leader of the Catholic Church, died last Monday at the age of 88. It will be held at St. Peter’s Square, before the Basilica of St. Peter, followed by the funeral in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
In addition to the game of Inter and Rome, the duel between Lazio and Parma, which would take place in Rome on Saturday, was rescheduled for Monday at 20:45 (local time), and the match between how and Genoa will be played on Sunday at 12:30 pm (local time). The decision was made after, with the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) also requesting the suspension of all sports events scheduled for Saturday.
