Italian government minister for sport and youth policies Vincenzo Spadafora has admitted that the coming weeks will determine when all forms of sport will be able to return.
Sport at all levels in Italy have been on hold for around a month now due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic and it remains completely unknown if the current seasons will be able to resume or not.
Despite the uncertainty, all of the relevant bodies, such as the Italian football federation and European football’s governing body UEFA are working around the clock trying to come up with possible solutions if the season can indeed resume.
“The next few weeks will be fundamental to understand the evolution of the healthcare situation and how, if and when we can get back to playing sporting at all levels,” he said during a video which he posted to his official Facebook profile.
Spadafora, who has held his current position since 2018, then went on to discuss the possible resumption of training for football teams.
“We hope to confirm the May 4 date for a return to training as soon as possible. I hope we can keep to that date, even if it is only for training behind closed doors.”
He concluded the video, which was around five minutes in length, by insisting: “At this moment, our only concern must be the health and safety of the general population.”
