The four A series games scheduled for Monday April 21 They were suspended after the announcement of the death of Pope Francis at age 88while the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) invited all sports federations to suspend their scheduled competitions this day.
“As a consequence of the disappearance of the Holy Father, the League announces that the matches of the First Division championships and the subsidiaries were postponed to later dates, even to be defined,” explained the Lega Series A, organizer of the Italian soccer championship, in a statement.
The postponed matches are the following: Torino-Udinese, Caglia-Fiorentina, Genoa-Lazio and Parma-Juventus.
Five days for the end of the championship, the race for the title and the classification for European competitions are unintentionally: Inter, which on Sunday lost in Bologna (1-0) is tied in the leadership (both with 71 points) with the Napoli, which won the same result to Monza on Saturday.
For the classification for European competitions next season, six teams fight: Atalanta (64 points), Bologna (60), Juventus (59), Rome (57), Lazio (56), Fiorentina (53) and Milan (51).
The Vatican He announced Monday morning in a message through the Telegram network the death of Pope Francis “at 07h35” premises (05h35 GMT) at 88 years.
Argentine by birth, Jorge Bergoglio, always showed his passion for football and was recognized fan of San Lorenzo.
“With Pope Francis A man is leaving who will be missed by all, not just Catholics. He transmitted the meaning of goodness, of solidarity, of inclusion, “the Napoli reacted.
“Inter joins the pain caused by the death of Pope Francis, a man of faith, humility and dialogue who knew how to speak to everyone,” the Inter.
The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), in a statement, invited “to the National Federations and all the test organizers to suspend their competitions on Monday.”
The CONI also asked to respect a minute of silence throughout the week.
The twist of the cycling Alps, proof that serves to prepare the Italian turn, did start on Monday as planned, respecting a minute of silence before the exit of the first stage.