Italian minister for sport and youth policies Vincenzo Spadafora has shared his belief that the chance of the 2019/20 season resuming is growing increasingly unlikely.
Sports at all levels across Italy have been on hold for just about two months now due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic and it remains unknown when the season will resume, if at all.
Last week Lega Serie A and the 20 clubs voted in favour of unanimously resuming the season if the government allow it but there is still no agreement with regard to dates it could resume.
“Negotiations are in progress between the scientific committee and the FIGC, who has presented a medical protocol that was not considered sufficient,” Spadafora remarked in an interview with Italia broadcaster TG La7 earlier on today.
Next Spadafora, who has been in office since 2018, spoke on the possible resumption of training and the season itself.
“However, I always said that resuming training does not necessarily mean resuming the season. I see resuming Serie A as an increasingly unlikely possibility.
“The players want to resume training, quite rightly, but if I were the President of a club, I’d think more about how to start the next season in safety.”
He concluded by admitting that he thinks that France will not be the only top league to decide to cancel the remainder of the season.
“France won’t be the last league to decide to stop here and this could prompt Italy to take the same approach.”
