Italy is in mourning. The death of Pope Francis has shocked Italian societywith which the Pontiff had a special relationship. As usual in these cases, That mourning has moved to sports competitions.Series A has announced on its social networks that the intended meetings for today are suspended. Next, the Italian Football Federation has suspended all Italian football, even the amateur categories.
Pope Francis was a partner of San Lorenzo and received hundreds of clubs in the Vatican
In the case of series A, day 33 of the championship had four matches for today: Torino-Udinese (at 12:30 pm), Caglia-Fiorentina (3:00 p.m.), Genoa-Lazio (6:00 p.m.) and Parma-Juventus (8:45 p.m.). The suspension also affects three meetings of the spring championship: Roma-Udinese, Monza-Sassuolo and Sampdoria-Torino.
It is not the first time that happens
“After the death of the Holy Father, The Nazionale Professi Series A Lega Communicates that the matches planned for today of Serial and Spring 1 championships are postponed to a date to be determined, “the competition has published on this occasion.
This measure was planned, since It is not the first time that happens. When Pope John Paul II died On April 2, 2005, all weekend sports competitions in Italy were suspended. So, It was the Italian Olympic National Committee (CONI) who made the decisionand he did even before knowing the news of the death, as a sign of respect for the agony of the Supreme Pontiff.
