Experiences from counsel that the Rome Derby, initially scheduled for Sunday at 11:30 BST, could also be moved to Monday to keep away from conflicting with the Italian Open Championship Remaining, which is happening close to the Olimpico. Nevertheless, rescheduling the Derby would additionally impression 4 different Serie A matches.
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Serie A Spherical 37: 5 video games is likely to be rescheduled
Usually, groups preventing for a similar goal play on the identical time within the two remaining matchdays to make sure equity and at the moment 5 groups are battling for a Champions League place: , , , and .
This implies all of them need to play on the identical time within the final two video games of the season, however right here comes the second difficulty.
Roma are set to face on the Stadio Olimpico on the identical day because the Italian Open Championship Remaining, with over 20,000 tennis followers anticipated to attend the Central Courtroom simply outdoors the Olimpico.
As highlights, the Rome derby would end simply three hours earlier than the Remaining begins, posing issues for public safety.
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Lega Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo that enjoying the Derby at 12:30 CET (11:30 BST) on Sunday was the one doable choice, however the Lazio Area Governor Francesco Rocca doesn’t precisely see it the identical method.
“De Siervo’s announcement leaves me perplexed, to place it mildly,” Rocca informed
FLORENCE, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Basic view contained in the stadium Artemio Franchi in the course of the Serie A match between and Juventus FC at Artemio Franchi on November 22, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
“It’s absurd to decide just some days earlier than a match, whose date had been identified for a very long time and similtaneously the lads’s remaining of the Worldwide Tennis Championship. This alternative, in addition to being short-sighted, utterly disregards the assessments carried out by the general public safety authorities.
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“It might be wiser to play the Derby on Monday [May 18]. I discover it unfair to demonise the followers when, in actuality, there was merely a failure to plan forward. I hope that Minister Piantedosi and Prefect Giannini will step in to right the Lega Serie A’s superficial and egocentric stance.”
We count on a choice at present from the Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security, which is assembly on the Prefecture in Rome.
Based on TMW, as issues stand, it’s extremely possible that the Rome derby, together with the opposite 4 Serie A video games, Juventus-Fiorentina, Como-Parma, Genoa-Milan and Pisa-Napoli can be moved to Monday at 18:00 CET (17.00 BST).