Football | Serie A season to be finished by August 20


Football | Serie A season to be finished by August 20

Serie A’s 2019-20 season will be completed by August 20 in case of another postponement due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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A Federal Council meeting was held on Wednesday between Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Chief Gabriele Gravina, Lega Serie A president Paolo Dal Pino and main stakeholders from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C to talk over the postponed seasons.

The Italian top will remain on halt until June 14 after a conclusion made by the government as it hoped to restart on June 13, which was postponed since March.

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Later on, the council endorsed that season should be completed no later than August 20 as the Coppa Italia tournament to be finished by the end of the month.

“The Italian Football Federation has expressed its willingness to restart and complete its national professional competitions, marking August 20 as the deadline for Serie A, B, and C to close their competitions,” an FIGC statement read.

“Ahead of the restart of the sporting activity, it will be the Federal Council’s competence to determine the criteria whereby competitions will be finalised. Finally, as a result of what has been sanctioned, the 2020-21 sporting season will start on September 1.” the statement added.

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