Serie A Matches Rescheduled Due
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Serie A Matches Rescheduled Due to Pope Francis' Funeral

All three Serie A matches that were to be played now on Saturday are being moved to avoid clashing with the funeral of Pope Francis.

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Among other things, Inter must move their home game against Roma to Sunday. This means that Inter will get shorter rest before the first Champions League semi-final away against Barcelona next Wednesday.

The Como–Genoa game will also be played on Sunday, while the match between Lazio and Parma will be decided on Monday. The match will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, just a few kilometers from the Vatican.

Pope Francis passed away on Monday morning at the age of 88. All football matches that were to be played later in the day were postponed.

Italy has declared five days of national mourning, and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has opened up for all sports federations in the country to cancel all activities on Saturday, when the funeral takes place.

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