Serie A, Italy’s top soccer league, postponed four matches scheduled to be played Monday, following the death of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88.
The move came as the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) suspended all sporting events Monday.
All four Serie A games have been rescheduled for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. local time:
- Cagliari-Fiorentina
- Genoa-Lazio
- Parma-Juventus
- Torino-Udinese
With five match-days remaining this season, Inter Milan and Napoli are tied atop Serie A with 71 points each.
Other Leagues Pause Play
Additionally, 10 games in the second-flight Serie B; 10 in the third-flight Serie C; and 3 matches in the under-20 competition, Primavera 1; were postponed. Makeup dates for those contests are still to be determined.
Inter Milan and AC Milan will play the second leg of their Coppa Italia semifinal as planned Wednesday, and Bologna-Empoli in the other semifinal will follow Thursday.
No Italian teams have any UEFA Champions League matches scheduled this week. Inter Milan, the lone Serie A team remaining in the elite European tournament, will play the first leg of its semifinal against Barcelona on April 30.
CONI announced a minute-long moment of silence will be held at all sporting events this week, in remembrance of Pope Francis.
