By Italy’s Serie A has postponed all scheduled matches for Monday following the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a devoted football enthusiast. The Vatican confirmed the 88-year-old Pope passed away after battling a serious case of double pneumonia.
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In a statement, Lega Serie A announced: “Following the passing of His Holiness, all matches in Serie A and Primavera 1 set for today have been postponed.”
The rescheduled matches will now take place on Wednesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. local time (12:30 p.m. ET). Meanwhile, the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg between Inter Milan and AC Milan will proceed as planned at 9 p.m.
The affected fixtures are:
– Torino vs. Udinese
– Cagliari vs. Fiorentina
– Genoa vs. Lazio
– Parma vs. Juventus
