Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis: Monday matches delayed two days, Coppa Italia procedes

The death of Pope Francis upsets the world. In Italian football, the death of the Church leader has sporting consequences.

Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday will have consequences for several of the matches in the Italian Serie A. The matches Inter-Roma, Como-Genoa and Lazio-Parma have all been postponed until a later date. According to Le...

Italy's Serie A fixtures rescheduled due to Pope Francis' funeral

Italy's top-flight Serie A soccer league has postponed Saturday's three fixtures until Sunday due to Pope Francis' funeral being held that day in Rome, it said on Tuesday.Earlier media reports had suggested that Serie A might make an exception for Inter Milan's clash with visitors AS Roma to allow Simone Inza

Serie A to Reschedule Matches After Pope Francis Dies at Age 88

After the postponement of the Easter Monday races due to the death of Pope Francis, Serie A will not take the field even on Saturday, April 26, the day of the Holy Father's funeral. The news had been in the air for several hours already but now it's official. Inter-Roma will not be played. The same goes for Como-Genoa and Lazio-Parma scheduled respectively [...] The article Funeral of Pope Francis, the official postponement of Inter-Roma, comes …

The four games missed due to the death of Pope Francis and postponed for 48 hours irritated almost all the clubs involved for different reasons, in particular Lazio and Fiorentina