Now that Roma vs. Lazio has been scheduled for Sunday at noon native time, will Maurizio Sarri undergo along with his risk to not present up on the Stadio Olimpico?
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 22: Basic view exterior the stadium previous to the Serie A match between and at Stadio Olimpico on December 22, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
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The kick-off date and time had been up within the air since Monday, when the Lega Serie A introduced that the 5 video games involving groups within the race for Champions League locations would all play concurrently.
The time given was Sunday at 11.30 UK (12.30 CEST), however then the native authorities ordered or not it’s moved to Monday at 19.45 UK (20.45 CEST) within the pursuits of public security because it was too near the ultimate of the Italian Open males’s singles tennis event.
ROME, ITALY – MAY 13: Basic view contained in the stadium previous to the Coppa Italia Remaining match between SS Lazio and at Stadio Olimpico on Could 13, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Pictures)
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Following 4 days of arguing, emergency appeals and summits,
It stays to be seen now whether or not Sarri will probably be there, as a result of he had commented final evening after the Coppa Italia Remaining loss to Inter that he would boycott the occasion.
Sarri was adamant he’d keep away
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 15: Maurizio Sarri, Head Coach of Lazio, reacts in the course of the Serie A match between SS Lazio and at Stadio Olimpico on March 15, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
“My feeling is that I’ll come on Monday, but when they need to play the derby at noon on a Sunday, I’m not coming. They’ll do it themselves,”
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“This can be a collection of errors made by the Lega Serie A, they organised the Turin Derby across the ATP tennis finals in Turin, then the Rome Derby when the Italian Open is on in Rome.
“These have been their errors and I agree with the native authorities, so I hope we play on Monday. If I used to be President of Lazio, I wouldn’t even present up with the squad on Sunday. It makes no distinction to us both approach, we’ll lose factors penalties, I wouldn’t go.
“They make a collection of unimaginable errors, no one holds their arms up and says sorry we made a mistake. I doubt I’d hold a job if I made three or 4 errors per day. They’ll’t fake that is regular, there are 5 groups enjoying video games which can be value €90m for his or her futures, you may’t make them play at noon. This isn’t soccer,” concluded Sarri.
Whereas they have been pushing to make sure the sport can be performed on Sunday, Lazio have been usually silent about the complete scenario.