In an interview with Italian radio station Radio Rai 3 today, Italian government minister for sport and youth policies Vincenzo Spadafora has warned that the season will not resume and will be cancelled by the Italian government unless an agreement is reached in relation to the safety protocol.
The 2019/20 Serie A season, as well as all other sporting seasons in Italy, has been on hold for almost two months now due to the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic.
“If the protocol is agreed by all parties, training will resume and this will have a positive impact on possibly resuming the season,” he began the interview which took place earlier on today.
“Vice versa, if there is no agreement on the safety protocol, the Government will declare – due to a public health emergency – that the season is over, even if it means creating the conditions to ensure the football world doesn’t suffer as many damages.
“Essentially, we will take on that responsibility.”
Spadafora concluded by insisting that now is not the time for division and stated what he believes football must be about.
In the past few weeks there has been a lot of bickering with many club presidents unhappy with decisions being made and some reports have stated that whilst some clubs wish to resume the season there are others who do not want to resume the season.
“In my view, we need to launch an appeal to the Lega Serie A to stop the controversy and clashes. Football must be a symbol of joy, passion and sport, we should only be divided by cheering on our own teams.”
