Italian soccer league postpones matches due to death of Pope Francis

AP , Monday 21 Apr 2025

The Italian soccer league postponed its games scheduled for Monday following the death of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis
People attend a mass in Notre-Dame Cathedral to honour Pope Francis following his death, in Paris on April 21, 2025. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025 aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. (AFP)

 

Francis, a lifelong soccer fan, died at 88.

The Serie A games scheduled for Monday — a national holiday in Italy — were: Torino-Udinese; Cagliari-Fiorentina; Genoa-Lazio; and Parma-Juventus.

A date for the matches to be made up was not immediately announced.

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