Serie A chaos: Tribunal kicks matter back to local authority and Calcio

We still don’t know when Roma vs. Lazio, and therefore also four other Serie A games featuring Milan, Juventus, Napoli and Como, will be played, after the TAR tribunal kicked it back to the Prefect and Lega.

Incredibly, the matter has been delayed yet again because after the local authorities and Lega Serie A failed to reach an agreement, the football association lodged an emergency appeal to the TAR tribunal.

The response arrived this evening and was a non-response, as they decided not to rule on the matter, instead inviting the Prefect and Lega Serie A to reach an agreement by themselves.

That meeting is happening tonight and time is running out to find any kind of final decision.

The situation has been in total chaos going into this weekend, with 10 teams unsure what day or time they were going to be on the field for Week 37.

This is because the final two rounds must be played simultaneously to ensure fairness if an objective is at stake.

As the race for the Champions League spots is so tight, that means Roma-Lazio, Como-Parma, Genoa-Milan, Juventus-Fiorentina and Pisa-Napoli all need to be at the same time.

The problem was that Roma vs. Lazio is at the Stadio Olimpico, the same complex as the Foro Italico, where the Italian Open tennis men’s singles final is due to take place on Sunday at 16.00 UK (17.00 CEST).

Having that many thousands of sports fans flocking into the same area would be dangerous, so the local authority Prefect intervened to order it be moved to Monday at 19.45 UK (20.45 CEST).

The Lega Serie A insisted on scheduling it for Sunday at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST), so after negotiations with the Prefect failed, they lodged an appeal to the TAR tribunal.

That was today kicked back to the Lega and local authorities, urging them to reach an agreement between themselves.