The President of the Italian Tennis Association has fiercely criticized Lega Serie A over the disorganized scheduling of Week 37 matches. He emphatically stated that their final would not be rescheduled due to a poorly planned fixture list, calling the person responsible for its creation incompetent.
The situation has escalated to a farcical level. Five league matches were initially slated for Sunday at 11:30 AM UK time (12:30 PM CEST). However, local authorities have mandated that these games be postponed to Monday at 7:45 PM UK time (8:45 PM CEST).
Serie A Week 37: A Farcical Situation
The exact timing of these postponed matches remains uncertain. Lega Serie A’s emergency appeal to the TAR tribunal was rejected, deferring the decision back to local authorities who are scheduled to convene this evening to find a resolution. Should they fail to reach an agreement, the TAR will issue its ruling on Friday, less than 48 hours before the affected matches are due to commence.
The matches in question are Roma vs. Lazio, Como vs. Parma, Genoa vs. Milan, Juventus vs. Fiorentina, and Pisa vs. Napoli.
Serie A had proposed delaying the start of the men’s singles final of the Italian Open tennis tournament to accommodate the Rome Derby. This proposal was flatly rejected with strong disapproval.
Angelo Binaghi, President of Federtennis, commented on the situation: “The supervisor of the ATP tour is present, and this tournament is organized differently from a football competition. They have the flexibility to change schedules, but we do not due to prior commitments. We cannot be expected to move our final simply because someone haphazardly compiled the fixture list.”
This scheduling conflict was somewhat foreseeable, as aligning the Rome Derby with the Italian Open was always likely to create complications. The issue was further exacerbated by the necessity of playing numerous other matches simultaneously to maintain competitive fairness across the league.
An earlier kickoff on Saturday was not a viable option, as Lazio was participating in the Coppa Italia Final against Inter on Wednesday evening.
English Translation
The President of the Italian Tennis Association has fiercely criticized Lega Serie A over the disorganized scheduling of Week 37 matches. He emphatically stated that their final would not be rescheduled due to a poorly planned fixture list, calling the person responsible for its creation incompetent.
The situation has escalated to a farcical level. Five league matches were initially slated for Sunday at 11:30 AM UK time (12:30 PM CEST). However, local authorities have mandated that these games be postponed to Monday at 7:45 PM UK time (8:45 PM CEST).
Serie A Week 37: A Farcical Situation
The exact timing of these postponed matches remains uncertain. Lega Serie A’s emergency appeal to the TAR tribunal was rejected, deferring the decision back to local authorities who are scheduled to convene this evening to find a resolution. Should they fail to reach an agreement, the TAR will issue its ruling on Friday, less than 48 hours before the affected matches are due to commence.
The matches in question are Roma vs. Lazio, Como vs. Parma, Genoa vs. Milan, Juventus vs. Fiorentina, and Pisa vs. Napoli.
Serie A had proposed delaying the start of the men’s singles final of the Italian Open tennis tournament to accommodate the Rome Derby. This proposal was flatly rejected with strong disapproval.
Angelo Binaghi, President of Federtennis, commented on the situation: “The supervisor of the ATP tour is present, and this tournament is organized differently from a football competition. They have the flexibility to change schedules, but we do not due to prior commitments. We cannot be expected to move our final simply because someone haphazardly compiled the fixture list.”
This scheduling conflict was somewhat foreseeable, as aligning the Rome Derby with the Italian Open was always likely to create complications. The issue was further exacerbated by the necessity of playing numerous other matches simultaneously to maintain competitive fairness across the league.
An earlier kickoff on Saturday was not a viable option, as Lazio was participating in the Coppa Italia Final against Inter on Wednesday evening.