The current Covid situation in Italy has forced a handful of Serie A matches to be postponed on a whim – four of the ten matches scheduled for yesterday were not played – prompting Italian prime minister Mario Draghi to express his concern to FIGC president Gabriele Gravina.
This has prompted Lega Serie A to release a statement regarding the current state of things.
The statement reads: “Lega Serie A, at the end of today’s Assembly, firmly reaffirms its confidence in being able to continue the development of its competitions (Serie A TIM, Coppa Italia Frecciarossa, Supercoppa Frecciarossa) as scheduled, thanks to the application of the approved organizational regulations yesterday from the Lega Council.
As a note released yesterday, the Serie A League also hopes that in the government meeting next Wednesday it will be possible to clearly identify the coordination tools of the territorial ASLs to ensure uniform management of covid-19 situations in the teams.
The companies will meet next week to investigate the situation of audiovisual rights in the Middle East and North Africa, an item on the agenda of the meeting “.
Draghi reportedly phoned Gravina to express his concern over the situation, that has marred calcio over the course of two years. One of his concerns also had to do with the fact that many fans inside the stadiums do not adhere to COVID-19 protocols such as wearing the FFP2 masks.
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Many topics were discussed between the two personalities. Although it is highly unlikely that the Serie A games will be postponed, it cannot be fully ruled out, given the rise in number of cases across the peninsula.