Inter’s dwelling conflict towards Roma has been formally postponed to Sunday, April 27, because of the nationwide mourning introduced for Pope Francis’ funeral.
This comes regardless of earlier strategies that Lega Serie A may make an exception and maintain the match on Saturday to keep away from depriving the Nerazzurri of invaluable relaxation time forward of their Champions League conflict with Barcelona.
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Italy’s Minister for Civil Safety and Sea Insurance policies, Nello Musumeci, , following affirmation that the funeral of Pope Francis—who handed away on Monday—can be held on the identical day in Rome.
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – OCTOBER 22: Pope Francis holds a present of FC Bayern Muenchen throughout an non-public viewers with the crew of FC Bayern Muenchen within the Palace of the Vatican on October 22, 2014 in Vatican Metropolis, Vatican. (Photograph by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Photos)
This meant the postponement of the three Serie A Matchday 35 fixtures scheduled for that day: Como-Genoa, Inter-Roma, and Lazio-Parma.
Official: Lega Serie A postpones Inter-Roma and two extra matches to Sunday amid rescheduling chaos
Nevertheless, the choice sparked debate, significantly concerning the potential of rescheduling Inter’s match to Sunday, which might result in considerably lowered restoration time for the Nerazzurri forward of their Champions League semifinal first leg away to Barcelona, set for Wednesday, April 30.
MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 12: Simone Inzaghi, Head Coach of FC Internazionale, reacts throughout the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Cagliari at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 12, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
In consequence, urged that Lega Serie A was contemplating making an exception to keep away from placing Inter at a drawback throughout such an important section of their season. The choice was to maintain the match on Saturday, however delay the kick-off by almost three hours, transferring it from 18:00 to twenty:45 CET.
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Nevertheless, the state of affairs modified later within the night when that Inter-Roma would now be performed on Sunday, with a kick-off scheduled for 15:00 CET.
Como-Genoa and Lazio-Parma have been additionally postponed to Sunday (kick-off at 12:30 CET) and Monday (kick-off at 20:45 CET), respectively.