Serie A suspends Easter Monday games following death of Pope Francis

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-header-outer &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Serie A suspends Easter Monday games following death of Pope Francis" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;04&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250421&lowbar;123402981-1200x600&period;jpg"&sol;><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;04&sol;FunPic&lowbar;20250421&lowbar;123402981-1200x600&period;jpg" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Serie A suspends Easter Monday games following death of Pope Francis" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p>All Italian league football scheduled for Easter Monday has been officially postponed following the death of <strong>Pope Francis<&sol;strong> at the age of 88&comma; the <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;serie-a"><strong>Serie A<&sol;strong><&sol;a> governing body has confirmed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Matches in Serie A&comma; B&comma; C&comma; and the Primavera division have been deferred in observance of a national mourning period&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The fixtures affected include Torino vs Udinese&comma; Cagliari vs Fiorentina&comma; Genoa vs Lazio and Parma vs Juventus&comma; all part of the 33rd round of the Serie A calendar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Italian Football Federation has yet to announce when the postponed matches will be rescheduled&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; all games must be completed before the league’s final matchday on May 25&comma; 2025&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Six Serie A matches had already been played over Easter weekend&comma; including standout results such as Bologna’s 1-0 win over Inter and Atalanta’s narrow victory against Milan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With the season entering its critical stretch&comma; the league now faces a logistical challenge in finding suitable windows to accommodate the delayed fixtures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- &period;entry-content &sol;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab;&Tab;<&excl;-- &period;toggle-post-content --><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;serie-a-suspends-easter-monday-games-following-death-of-pope-francis&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;