Serie A

Italian football federation had expressed their hope that the championship could resume on the weekend of May 2

Italian football chief says FIGC will ask UEFA, FIFA to support their endeavour

Italian football has been on hold since March 9 because of the COVID-19 outbreak

Serie A clubs have given up their stadiums as authorities to expand hospital capacity to deal with the crisis

The nation of 60 million is under a lockdown that could well run for many more weeks

Juventus added 32-year-old is asymptomatic and currently "in voluntary home isolation"

The Premier League is so far the least affected of Europe's major divisions

25-year-old defender is the first top-flight footballer to fall victim to the virus which has killed 827 in Italy

The measures include the closure of schools, universities and the suspension of sports competitions

The game was played without fans present and will continue to do so until April 3

The ban on the public has now been extended nationwide, will last until April 3 at the earliest

No new date has been fixed for the second leg of the last four tie, which is level at 1-1 following the first match

Four matches last weekend were postponed, and five will be played behind closed doors this weekend

The virus had claimed 11 lives in Italy by Tuesday evening, with 322 confirmed infections

Italy reported its fifth death from the virus on Monday and it has the most confirmed cases in Europe

The Serie A runners-up have won four of their last five league games

Ciro Immobile allowed the Serie A top scorer to slot in his 26th goal in 24 games this season

Inter moved top last weekend ahead of the Turin side on goal difference last week

The Polish international joined Juve in 2017 from Arsenal as back-up to club legend Gianluigi Buffon

Milan's collapse means they missed the chance to move into the Europa League places and sit 10th

Their last Serie A defeat was on September 25 against Inter Milan

Italian club matched their longest unbeaten Serie A run of 17 consecutive matches

The former Real Madrid player has now scored 50 goals in 70 games since moving to the Turin side in 2018

Conte’s side have brought in Christian Eriksen, Ashley Young and Victor Moses to keep the pressure on leaders Juventus

The Turin side beat Parma 2-1 to pull four points clear of Milan at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday

The Turin side move two points ahead of Inter Milan, who were held 1-1 by Atalanta at the San Siro on Saturday

AC Milan move up to eighth in the Serie A table, 10 points off the Champions League berths

Conte's side ended their 23-year wait for a league win in Naples to stay in pole position, level on points with Juve

Lazio later issued a statement condemning the behaviour of "a very small minority of fans"

19-year-old has had a breakthrough season since going on loan from Atalanta to Parma in June

Zlatan returns to the side on a six-month deal, promising to help rescue the struggling Serie A outfit's season

Swedish star played at San Siro from 2010 to 2012 scoring 56 goals in 85 appearances

Argentine stayed for seven years, captaining the team to their first-ever Serie A title in 1986-87

Fans even taunted Milan with shouts of 'Serie B', confidently predicting relegation for their rivals this season

Italian stadiums are the scene of recurrent racist incidents, including monkey chants aimed at black players

According to the League, the work "aims to defend the values of integration, multiculturalism and fraternity"

Portuguese star struck twice to make it five goals in four games as the champions move one point ahead of Inter Milan

Former Milan manager took over after Carlo Ancelotti was sacked despite Napoli's 4-0 Champions League win over Genk

Conte’s side host already-qualified Barcelona on Tuesday knowing a win will seal their ticket to the last 16

Eight-time reigning league champions are unbeaten this season and are one point ahead of Antonio Conte’s men

Cristiano Ronaldo missed the trip despite his four-goal spree for Portugal as he recovers from a knee problem

Sarri's side is just one point ahead of Antonio Conte's Inter Milan after 12 matches

Serie A club said in a statement to news agency that "the letter arrived at the club and not personally to the coach"

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner looked glum as he came off and directed some words at coach Maurizio Sarri

Turin side have 29 points from 11 games, one point ahead of Inter Milan, with Roma a further six points adrift

29-year-old had to be held back by players from both teams to stop him from leaving the field of play

Win maintains the Turin side’s unbeaten start to the season and keeps them on course for a ninth straight league title

Conte’s men host Bologna on Saturday and can briefly overhaul Juventus ahead of the Turin derby later in the day

Portuguese forward drilled the spot-kick low for his fifth league goal of the season

Unbeaten Serie A champions have 23 points from nine games, one more than Antonio Conte's side