Italy''s sports minister ''doubtful'' of early May return for Serie A

OutlookMarch 27, 2020 09:18 ISTItaly''s sports minister ''doubtful'' of early May return for Serie Aoutlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530Milan, Mar 27 (AFP) Italy''s sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said he was "very, very doubtful" that Serie A action would return as hoped in early May. Both Spadafora and Italian football federation chief Gabriele Gravina had last week expressed their hope that the championship could resume on the weekend of May 2. "The forecasts that made us think we could resume sports competitions in late April or early May I think are a bit too optimistic," Spadafora told Italian television station Rai 3. I can certainly say that if there are conditions to resume competitions in certain circumstances, it will certainly take place behind closed doors. All sport in Italy has been suspended until April 3 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic which has killed 8,000 people in the country. "The final decision will be up to the FIGC (the Italian football federation)," the sports minister added. "They could decide to postpone games until the late summer, but the situation is complicated, football has taken a little longer than others to understand the crisis." Sport will be one of the engines that will allow us to revive this country after the health crisis." Disclaimer :- This story has not been edited by Outlook staff and is auto-generated from news agency feeds.