Italian Football Championship matches postponed due to the death of the Pope

The matches of the 33rd round of the Italian Football Championship scheduled for April 21 were postponed due to the death of Pope Francis, who died earlier that day at the age of 88.

In the Italian Serie A, Torino and Udinese, Cagliari and Fiorentina were to play against each other, Genoa was also to host Lazio, and Parma was to play a match against Juventus.

The date of the games will be announced later.

Saint from the slums: Pope Francis has died

The first pontiff of South American origin traveled to his parish by subway

The last time Pope Francis appeared in public was on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica during Easter celebrations the day before. It was noted that this was his most notable appearance since his discharge from the hospital.

The pontiff had been struggling with bilateral pneumonia for a long time. On February 22, it was reported that he needed a blood transfusion. On March 3, Francis suffered two attacks of acute respiratory failure. At the same time, on March 10, it became known that Francis had overcome the critical phase, and a steady improvement in his condition was recorded.