Serie A postpones matches due to Pope’s death

By AFP
April 22, 2025
Pope Francis is silhouetted against a window light at the end of a meeting with Equatorial Guineas President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the Vatican October 25, 2013. —Reuters
Pope Francis is silhouetted against a window light at the end of a meeting with Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the Vatican October 25, 2013. —Reuters

ROME: The four Serie A matches scheduled to take place on Monday have been postponed to a later date following the death of Pope Francis, the Italian top flight said in a statement.

Udinese’s game at Torino, Fiorentina’s visit to Cagliari, Genoa’s match against Lazio and Juventus’ trip to Parma will be rescheduled to an unspecified date. The games will have to fit into a congested finish to the season, potentially clashing with the Champions League semi-finals. Serie A also postponed matches in its youth league.