Four Serie A matches scheduled to take place yesterday were all postponed to a later date following the death of Pope Francis, the Italian top flight said in a statement.
Udinese’s game at Torino, Fiorentina’s visit to Cagliari, Genoa’s match against Lazio and Juventus’ trip to Parma will be rescheduled to an unspecified date.
The games will have to fit into a congested finish to the season, potentially clashing with the Champions League semi-finals.
Serie A also postponed matches in its youth league.
The Italian Football Federation ,FIGC, announced that all games across professional and amateur football on Monday, April 21 would be rescheduled to a later date.
The FIGC hailed the Pope as “an example of Christian charity and dignity in suffering, always close to the world of football”.
The Vatican said Pope Francis, a keen football fan, died aged 88 yesterday.
