Vincenzo Spadafora

Serie A: Italy sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora says decision on league's return due on 28 May, group training can start immediately

Serie A still has 12 rounds of match days to play plus four games postponed from earlier rounds. Juventus, chasing a ninth successive title, have a one-point lead over Lazio.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Serie A’s date of restart depends on progress of contagion curve, says Italian Sports Minister

Serie A has been suspended since 9 March and hopes to start in mid-June but is still waiting for government approval. Deaths from the epidemic in Italy climbed by 99 on Monday, the first tally below 100 since 9 March

Serie A, FIGC ask government to reconsider medical protocol, say rules are 'difficult to implement'

The Serie A league said after a meeting with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and representatives of team doctors on Friday that parts of the protocol were difficult to implement

Coronavirus Outbreak: Serie A promises constructive dialogue with government as uncertainty continues

Serie A has been suspended since 9 March because of the coronavirus outbreak and sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Wednesday that he thought it was unlikely the season could be completed

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte says professional sports teams can start training in May, no date for Serie A restart

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave the go-ahead on Sunday for professional sports teams to start training again in May following the novel coronavirus outbreak but did not set a date for soccer’s top-flight Serie A championship to resume.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Serie A clubs will donate COVID-19 test kits, claims newspaper report

Clubs in Italy’s Serie A will donate five COVID-19 test kits for every one they use once they start training for a possible resumption of the season, a report in the Corriere dello Sport newspaper said on Saturday.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Italian government wants to look at all aspects before allowing Seria A teams to resume training

Spadafora, speaking after a meeting with the Italian football federation (FIGC), the Serie A league and players and referees’ associations, said a decision would be made in the next few days.

Serie A hits back at Italy sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora over 'bubble' and 'millionaires' remark

In an interview, Italy sports minister Spadafora said that sport was not just about football and that he would propose spending 400 million euros to develop grassroots sport around the country.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora set to extend ban on all competitions till May

Spadafora said that the suspension should be extended to all training, which has so far not been banned, amid uncertainty over when the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held

Serie A: Top-of-the-table clash between Juventus and Inter likely to be played in empty stadium amidst coronavirus outbreak

Four Serie A matches scheduled for last weekend were postponed, including Sampdoria’s match against Inter. Italy has the most cases of the virus in Europe