ROME, May 7 — The fate of the Serie A championship hung in the balance today as state scientists huddled with football bosses in a desperate effort to save the pandemic-interrupted season. The high stakes talks come with pressure mounting from sports-deprived fans and cash-starved sponsors for...
Juventus’ Leonardo Bonucci wearing a protective face mask arrives at the Juventus Training Centre in Turin, Italy May 5, 2020. — Reuters pic
Serie A began to descend into chaos at the end of February as the new coronavirus swept across Italy’s north — home to big teams such as Inter Milan and Juventus. Italy’s Sport Mediaset channel called today “the most important day for the future of our championship”.Some eager clubs have already opened up their grounds to players ahead of the official resumption of organised training on May 18.
But rivals Torino confirmed that one of their players had tested positive and the issue of how to keep the disease from spreading on the pitch remains unresolved.“But if the safety issues are not settled, the government will decide to shut things down.” But Conte has erred on the side of caution throughout the crisis. He upset many at the end of April by delaying an expected announcement on when matches can resume.
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