Italian Serie A 2019/2020

[firmino]

Didn't Sapdafora want this weekends games to be free on TV just 2 days ago or am I mixing him up with someone else

you're right. and yesterday i mentioned in the match thread why: he said that had the matches been on tv for free, then most people would have stayed in their home watching their team; but because the Lega said no (Sky Italia claim they were ready to do what the minister asked), basically there will be groups of people watching the matches in the houses of their friends who have a Sky subscription, or at least that is Spadafora's reasoning.

hence also why he is so mad.

 

[.h.]

and what about CL and EL?

exactly what i mean tbh

 

[crzdcolombian]

exactly what i mean tbh

Maybe having to play outside of northern Italy or Italy all together. Just werid as this team needs to fly places.... seems werid to let the league continue.

But just giving the title to Juve or Lazio seems werid without making them playing a play off their o just finish it. While it would suck to see Juve lift the title like this what about teams that will be demoted. Spal and Genoa are much better in the 2nd half of the season. Going down without playing games seems unfair

 

[Il Drago]

Italian Report Discusses The 3 Possible Scenarios Should The Serie A Be Postponed

A report from today’s paper edition of the Rome based newspaper Repubblica has analysed what could happen to the League should Serie A been postponed due to the Coronavirus emergency.

The report details three different scenarios that could occur should the contagion be dangerous enough for the league to be postponed.

The first is that the FIGC could ask UEFA to postpone this summer’s European Championships slightly, to allow the postponed games to be played. The international competition is scheduled to start on the 12th June, but the players are needed by their national teams from the 1st June.A postponement to the autumn or next summer allows the league to be stopped briefly, before finishing the games in May and June.

The second scenario would be to create an alternative calendar, the report continues, should UEFA deny the FIGC’s request to postpone Euro 2020. There is an idea that the games could be played every two days instead of three, which would be a much busier calendar but allow the season to finish in time. The Coppa Italia could also be pushed back to August, although this is unlikely.

The final scenario would be to end the season entirely, the report highlights. The only precedent for this comes from the 1915 season, when the league was suspended on 23rd May due to the First World War.On Tuesday this idea will be discussed, with some presidents pushing for the current league table to be frozen, allowing everyone to remain in their categories but without awarding a winner. So far this is no agreed upon idea for awarding a winner.

 

[brehme1989]

Even if UEFA pushes the Euro by say, two weeks (you cannot expect much more), there is no saying that Italy can manage this. Or that this won't hit another country and in turn they request the Euro to be postponed a bit due to the precedent set.

So that's a risky one. But maybe the preferred one.

Playing a game every two days is not an ideal scenario but it's doable. But pushing the Coppa in the summer won't be a great move. It has happened in the past but I just don't like the idea.

Suspending the league sounds awkward to everyone but Italy is in a real crisis at the moment with the amount of deaths in the hundreds every day. It's common sense that this is a real possiblity.

The other alternative would be to just delay the league and start playing it after the Euro, a game every 3 days. Enforce an 18 team league next season and start it in mid September or something. It's going to be unfair to the teams fighting for promotion and perhaps those who have managed to escape relegation so worst case scenario if that is applied you get to have them in a Serie A participation cup. 17th place also goes down. Serie B Champion and winner of this thing then belongs to next year's Serie A. (15th and 16th spot vs 2nd and 3rd of Serie B, something like that).

 

[firmino]

Italian Report Discusses The 3 Possible Scenarios Should The Serie A Be Postponed

A report from today’s paper edition of the Rome based newspaper Repubblica has analysed what could happen to the League should Serie A been postponed due to the Coronavirus emergency.

The report details three different scenarios that could occur should the contagion be dangerous enough for the league to be postponed.

The first is that the FIGC could ask UEFA to postpone this summer’s European Championships slightly, to allow the postponed games to be played. The international competition is scheduled to start on the 12th June, but the players are needed by their national teams from the 1st June.A postponement to the autumn or next summer allows the league to be stopped briefly, before finishing the games in May and June.

The second scenario would be to create an alternative calendar, the report continues, should UEFA deny the FIGC’s request to postpone Euro 2020. There is an idea that the games could be played every two days instead of three, which would be a much busier calendar but allow the season to finish in time. The Coppa Italia could also be pushed back to August, although this is unlikely.

The final scenario would be to end the season entirely, the report highlights. The only precedent for this comes from the 1915 season, when the league was suspended on 23rd May due to the First World War.On Tuesday this idea will be discussed, with some presidents pushing for the current league table to be frozen, allowing everyone to remain in their categories but without awarding a winner. So far this is no agreed upon idea for awarding a winner.

there's talk that the third one is the option they will choose, but nothing more than a rumour so far.

which makes me wonder how they would organize next Serie A. i mean, i can't see benevento giving up on a promotion they have basically already achieved several weeks ahead of the end of Serie B.

 

[Adriano@10]

Well treating this thing like a World war seems a bit excessive. Anyways the more this plays out the more i think we re just not gonna play an euro this summer. Like i m sure we re not gonna play a EC in 5 diffrent countries or how many it were originally cause people wont be to excited to travel around if this shits still lingering around.
So i d guess a cancellation or slight postponement of the EC is likely anyways.

 

[Batista]

I'm tired of this virus and its crisis management. Metro where millions take it everyday has been stopped? Have people stopped working? Are people going to stop going shopping and eating. All this remains authorized but playing behind closed doors it becomes impossible, why this damn inconsistency?

 

[firmino]

The CONI, italian Olympic committee, which has jurisdiction over every sporting activity in the country, has decided to stop every sporting activity till the 3rd of April.

In all likelihood, it will become official tomorrow.

Europa league and champions League are not affected by this decision.

 

[Universe]

Called it. Good thing we gave juve those points to go 1st for this moment.

 

[Wobblz]

Called it. Good thing we gave juve those points to go 1st for this moment.

#notsurprised #onebit

 

[brehme1989]

All of Italy under quarantine now. PM just ordered it. Or at least announced it.

 

[Fapuccino]

Fucking idiots. Wasn't playing behind closed doors enough?

 

[Howl]

Should have just carried on playing behind closed doors.

Now everythings fucked.

 

[Fapuccino]

I've developed a seething dislike of every Conte.

 

[FCBarca]

Beggars belief

 

[Solfice]

The CONI, italian Olympic committee, which has jurisdiction over every sporting activity in the country, has decided to stop every sporting activity till the 3rd of April.

In all likelihood, it will become official tomorrow.

Europa league and champions League are not affected by this decision.

Need to go all-in!

 

[Adriano@10]

I wonder what jube s fans opinion on scudettos won at the table will be after this season

 

[firmino]

lazio and many of their fans are furious lol. they see this situation as a waste of a rare opportunity to battle for the title.

 

[Il Drago]

I wonder what jube s fans opinion on scudettos won at the table will be after this season

They will probably claim they were at the top of the table when the league was suspended so they would have won it either way. They are the same people who claim only losers complain about refs in the league while they're crying over ref decisions in CL. Don't underestimate people ability to be hypocrites. Nothing would change for them.