These are hot hours for Serie A. The sudden death of Pope Francis has forced the league to study new solutions for the smooth running of matches.
On Easter Monday, Italy and the whole world were forced to come to terms with a painful passing. In fact, at the age of 88, Pope Francis passed away suddenly. Such news has shaken and not a little the world of soccer, which has rallied around the grief of Catholics and others. It is no coincidence that already on Easter Monday the scheduled Serie A matches were postponed, but this “emergency” was then extended to next weekend, which will combine with the Pontiff’s funeral scheduled for Saturday.
De Laurentiis furioso dopo il rinvio di Inter-Roma: cosa è accaduto
The aforementioned emergency has created quite a few problems for the Lega Serie A and the respective clubs. The super match between Inter and Roma was scheduled for Saturday, but the match will not be played to make room for the funeral of Pope Francis. This choice has caused outrage among some clubs, including Napoli given the increasingly fierce fight with the Lombard club.
Cosa sta succedendo (ANSA) – SpazioNapoli.it
As reported by “La Repubblica” what infuriated President Aurelio De Laurentiis was not the postponement, but the first hypothesis for the rescheduling. In fact, due to Inter’s European commitments, the date circled in red was initially May 21. Thus, the match would have been made up between the penultimate and last day of the championship.
This hypothesis was not even digested by the Azzurri patron, who immediately threatened legal action on the matter. Obviously it would have been a choice that would have allowed Inter to “cushion” the double weekly commitment, to the detriment of Napoli in the midst of the Scudetto struggle.
Inter-Roma in campo domenica: la reazione dei nerazzurri
Eventually, the solution then came. Inter will take the field against Roma on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the San Siro. As reported by the aforementioned newspaper, the Nerazzurri club opened up to the possibility after learning of the numerous difficulties.
Le ultime in casa Inter (LaPresse) – SpazioNapoli.it
Therefore, the club led by Giuseppe Marotta decided to follow the line dictated by the government (given also the friendship with Minister Giorgetti). Only after almost eight hours of discussions came the final decision that does not “punish” Napoli, by now an increasingly direct opponent of the Nerazzurri. Now there is much anticipation for the match that could already direct the tricolor.
