Rome derby chaos and Milan unrest as Serie A’s Champions League chase hots up
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Chaos reigns in Serie.
- On Tuesday Rome’s Prefect, the head of public safety, ordered that the derby be moved from 12.30pm Sunday to Monday night, in order to stop the volatile fixture from clashing with the men’s final at the Italian Open.
- That ruling sparked institutional bedlam in Italy as all five matches involving clubs trying to secure Champions League football — also including Como, Juventus, Milan and Napoli — have to kick off at the same time.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Chaos reigns in Serie. A once again as a row with security authorities in Rome left Champions League chasers Roma wondering when they would play their derby clash with Lazio, while crisis-club AC Milan desperately try to avoid dropping out of the top four.
Roma, in fifth, will face their local rivals at midday (1000GMT) on Sunday but the kick-off time of one of Italy’s most emotionally fraught matches has dragged on all week, hampering the capital club’s bid to return to Europe’s top club competition.
On Tuesday Rome’s Prefect, the head of public safety, ordered that the derby be moved from 12.30pm Sunday to Monday night, in order to stop the volatile fixture from clashing with the men’s final at the Italian Open.