All football matches scheduled for Monday in Italy have been canceled due to Pope Francis’ death.
The Vatican confirmed the 88-year-old’s death early today. In addition, all senior men’s and Under-20 top-flight games have been canceled out of respect for the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome.
“Following the passing of the Holy Father, the Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A announces that the matches scheduled for today of the Serie A Enilive and Primavera 1 Championships are postponed to a date to be determined,” Italy’s topflight, Serie A, in a statement said:
There were four Serie A games scheduled for Easter Monday, beginning with Torino against Udinese (11:30am, BST).
Cagliari was next slated to face Fiorentina at 2 p.m., followed by Genoa versus Lazio at 5 p.m. and Parma vs Juventus at 7.45 p.m.
The three postponed games in Primavera 1 were Roma U20s vs Udinese U20s (11am), Monza U20s vs Sassuolo U20s, and Sampdoria U20s vs Torino U20s.
