Gab Marcotti explains why we should see a return to action in Serie A by the middle of June. Cristiano Ronaldo is back in training with Juventus after a 10-week absence due to the pandemic. Gab Marcotti lays out the protocols Serie A will have to consider to resume the season. Italy’s football federation (FIGC)
Italian Serie B
Pescara have a new kit for when football returns. A six-year-old boy in Italy has won a competition designed to find a Serie B club a new jersey for when football returns following the coronavirus crisis. The competition was designed to help children avoid boredom during the coronavirus lockdown, with its motto “give a kick
Giancarlo Inzaghi doesn’t smoke Monday to Friday. When the weekend comes around, though, he draws the blinds, pours himself a digestif and lights up. Inzaghi Sr. puts the football on and goes through around 20 cigarettes. “Don’t tell the boys,” he said. “I suffer more now they’re both coaches.” It looks like their mother Marina
Hellas Verona’s second leg comeback sealed Serie A promotion. Hellas Verona will be back in Serie A next season after a one-year absence after beating nine-man Cittadella 3-0 in the second leg of their promotion playoff on Sunday to win 3-2 on aggregate. Cittadella had been hoping to earn promotion to the top flight of
Palermo have been relegated to Serie C because of financial irregularities, ending their hopes of securing promotion to Italy’s top division. Palermo finished the Serie B season in third place, earning a spot in the promotion playoffs. However, the national court of the Italian soccer federation ruled that Palermo would end the season at the