With Atalanta and Fiorentina nonetheless on observe to achieve the European semi-finals, their rescheduled Serie A gathering might need to be postponed till June.
The fixture was meant to be performed on the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on March 17, however needed to be known as off on the final minute when Viola director Joe Barone collapsed within the staff resort.
He died two days later in hospital in Milan.
That Serie A Week 29 recreation must be performed ultimately, however discovering a date is proving to be extraordinarily troublesome.
It’s because each Fiorentina and Atalanta are each within the quarter-finals of UEFA tournaments and the Coppa Italia semi-finals too.
Curiously, the Coppa Italia semi-final is in opposition to one another, Fiorentina having gained the primary leg 1-0.
Atalanta gained the primary leg of their Europa League quarter-final 3-0 away to Liverpool, whereas Fiorentina drew 0-0 at Viktoria Plzen within the Europa Convention League.
Discovering a date is due to this fact very tough, as if each groups had been eradicated from Europe within the quarter-final stage, then in principle they may meet on Might 1 or Might 8.
If Atalanta are eradicated by Liverpool and Fiorentina attain the Convention League semi-finals, then Might 22 could possibly be a day kick-off, as that evening is the Europa League Ultimate.
If it’s the opposite manner spherical, then the afternoon of the Convention League Ultimate on Might 29 is the earliest date.
That might already be three days after the tip of the Serie A season.
It’s solely potential that the Week 29 recreation gained’t be performed till Sunday June 2, per week after the remainder of the Serie A groups have already completed.
This might have an actual knock-on impact, as Atalanta and Fiorentina are within the thick of the race for European qualification.
