Team from DFB star also affected
After the Pope’s death: Series A shifts games
04/21/2025 – 11:47 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The Pope’s death also has an impact on sport. In Italy, all football games were canceled on Easter Monday.
Italian football reacts to a earth -shattering event. After the death of Pope Francis, the National Association (FIGC) has postponed all games set for Easter Monday – the ball also rests in series A.
As the Vatican announced, the Pope died on Monday morning at the age of 88. In Italy, the entire game was then exposed to the day – from the professional area to the amateurs.
“Italian football is moving in the grief of hundreds of millions of people about the painful death of Pope Francis,” said Association President Gabriele Gravina. He was always interested in the world of sport, “especially for football he loved passionately”. Francis was a “big example of Christian charity and dignity in suffering”.
Four games of the highest division are affected by the laying. Among other things, Juventus should have competed at Parma Calcio. The AC Florence away game with Robin Gosens at Cagliari Calcio is also shifted.