A number of sources in declare that Lega Serie A desires the Rome Derby to be performed on Sunday, even after the , with an pressing authorized problem within the works.
Lega Serie A will problem the Rome Prefecture determination to maneuver the upcoming Rome Derby between and on Monday, Might 18 at 20:45 CET (19:45 GMT).
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Serie A refuses to play Rome derby on Monday, Might 18
As reported by and different respected Italian media shops, Serie A officers are making ready an pressing attraction to the Regional Administrative Courtroom (TAR), in search of to overturn the Prefecture’s ruling.
Lega Serie A that the Roma-Lazio, Juventus-Fiorentina, Pisa-Napoli, Como-Parma, and Genoa-Milan could be performed on Sunday, Might 17, at 11:30 CET.
Nevertheless, the Rome Prefecture modified the date and kickoff time of the Rome Derby for safety causes, with doable penalties for the opposite groups concerned within the race for a Champions League spot.
ROME, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: coreography in the course of the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on September 21, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Silvia Lore/Getty Pictures)
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Subsequent Sunday the realm across the Stadio Olimpico in Rome shall be crowded with over 20,000 individuals arriving for the Italian Open Tennis Last, performed on the central courtroom subsequent door to the Olimpico.
If the Rome derby is performed on Sunday, Might 17, at 12:30 CET, it could end barely three hours earlier than the start of the tennis last, posing safety issues for authorities and main the Rome Prefecture to alter the derby’s date and kick-off time.
The primary concern for Lega Serie A is that Roma’s rivals for a Champions League placement, , , and , should play similtaneously the Giallorossi within the final two rounds to make sure equity and don’t give any benefit to any group.
Due to this fact, if Roma-Lazio is performed on Monday, because the Rome Prefect has determined, Milan, Juventus, Napoli and Como video games must be moved accordingly.
ROME, ITALY – APRIL 18: The groups and match officers line up previous to the Serie A match between AS Roma and at Stadio Olimpico on April 18, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
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Lega Serie A, nonetheless, has not surrendered but and is able to attraction to TAR insisting its must play these 5 video games on the similar time and public order issues linked to shifting so many matches to a Monday night.