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Serie A hit by final weekend chaos multiplied by Italian Open men’s tennis final booked in same venue as Rome derby.Italian football is facing another embarrassment to add to the country’s failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.With just three days to go until the start of the penultimate round of Serie A fixtures, Italy’s top-flight league, half the teams do not know when their matches will be played.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4All you need to know as Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano finally face-offlist 2 of 4NBA Playoff semis: Cavaliers rally late, beat Pistons for 3-2 leadlist 3 of 4Jason Collins, first openly gay active NBA player, dies at 47list 4 of 4‘Love you, from Gaza’: Fans, athletes hail Yamal’s Palestine flag waveend of listThe Rome derby is at the core of the issue as it was originally slated to kick off at 12:30pm (10:30 GMT) on Sunday, along with four other matches involving teams competing for a Champions League berth.Because the race for the final three Champions League spots – behind newly crowned champion Inter Milan – is so tight, the games featuring Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan, Roma and Como all have to be played simultaneously to ensure fairness.However, the Italian Open men’s singles tennis final is scheduled for 5pm (15:00 GMT) at Rome’s Foro Italico, in the same complex as the Stadio Olimpico and, because of fears of public safety, local authorities have ordered the derby to be moved to Monday evening.Because of the disruption that would cause to thousands of fans of the 10 teams involved, the Lega Serie A proposed an alternative: kicking off at 12pm (10:00 GMT) and pushing back the start of the tennis to 5:30pm (15:30 GMT).That was rejected by Roman authorities, and so the Italian league’s governing body lodged a formal appeal with the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) on Wednesday night.Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri was asked about the matter on Wednesday, after his team’s loss to Inter in the Italian Cup final, and he blamed the Lega Serie A, adding that he would not even turn up at the stadium if the derby was played on Sunday.“We could have thought of this overlap, but at the time, elements such as five matches simultaneously and Lazio’s Italian Cup final were missing,” Lega Serie A President Ezio Simonelli said. “It certainly won’t happen again.“Out of a sense of responsibility also towards the 300,000 fans involved, we proposed a solution, and I assure you that bringing forward a match by half a...
Schedule chaos: Serie A offers games on Sunday and later Italian Open Final
Schedule chaos: Serie A offers games on Sunday and later Italian Open FinalThe latest proposal for the Serie A scheduling chaos this weekend is to move the Italian Open men’s final back, bringing Roma-Lazio and the other four games to 11.00 UK (12.00 CEST).The utterly farcical situation continues to develop, with hundreds of thousands of fans, and eight clubs, entirely unaware of when they are meant to be playing.AdvertisementBecause the race for Champions League places is so tight, the five teams involved all have to play simultaneously in Week 37 to ensure competitive fairness.That means when Roma vs. Lazio is played, so must Juventus-Fiorentina, Genoa-Milan, Como-Parma and Pisa-Napoli.Serie A schedule rests on Rome DerbyROME, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: Angelino of AS Roma shoots while put under pressure by Adam Marusic of Lazio during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on September 21, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)The Rome Derby is the major issue here, as it was originally scheduled for 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST) on Sunday, but the local authorities demanded it be moved to Monday evening to ensure public safety.AdvertisementOn the same afternoon is the men’s final of the Italian Open tennis tournament in the Foro Italico, which is right next to the Stadio Olimpico.ROME, ITALY – MARCH 15: SS Lazio fans prior to the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on March 15, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)Having that many supporters flood through the area simultaneously, with the potential for Lazio and Roma ultras to have violent clashes, would be too risky.The Lega Serie A launched an emergency appeal to change the decision, but meanwhile it’s reported they are proposing a double twist.AdvertisementThey would move Roma vs. Lazio to 11.00 UK time (12.00 CEST) and simultaneously push back the Italian Open final from the original time of 14.00 UK to 16.30 UK (17.30 CEST).It cannot be moved to Saturday because Lazio are in the Coppa Italia Final against Inter tonight.ROME, ITALY – APRIL 13: Alessio Romagnoli of SS Lazio scores a opening goal during the Serie A match between Lazio and Roma at Stadio Olimpico on April 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)This is currently just an offer from the Lega Serie A of a potential solution, one that the local authorities have not yet accepted.
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