Top clubs have begun testing players and staff as they prepare to return to training. FMTNews
ROME: The fate of the Serie A championship remained in limbo on Thursday after state scientists met with football bosses in a desperate effort to save the coronavirus-interrupted season threatened by a new wave of positive tests among players.
Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said after the meeting he was “hopeful” team training could resume on May 18. FIGC president Gabriele Gravina has shown an iron will to save the season and avoid “the death of Italian football”. His Juventus teammate Paulo Dybala has been given the all-clear after first testing positive for the virus together with his girlfriend.Media reports said the discussion could run on into the weekend as the sides try to figure out proper virus testing procedures and the logistics of travel through contagion zones.
Former Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio warned that Italy’s top three leagues faced the threat of lawsuits if their seasons were called off.
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