Roma tried againafter the controversial back and forth with the League regarding the date for the conclusion of the match against Udinese – interrupted last April 15th due to the illness suffered by defender Evan N’Dicka and then concluded on Thursday April 25th, this time regarding the match against Atalanta, valid for the 37th round of Serie A. And also in this situation the request of the Giallorossi club, which with a letter had expressed the desire to take the field on Monday 13 May to recover as best as possible from the efforts of the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals (which will involve the Nerazzurri and Giallorossi on 9 May), it was returned to the sender.
ITALY CUP KNOT – The request arrived a few hours after press release with which the Lega Serie A announced the schedule of advances and postponements of the third to last matchday of Serie A, placing the match between Atalanta and Roma on Sunday 12 May, starting at 8.45pm. The last useful and available slot considering the fact that on Wednesday 15th Gian Piero Gasperini’s team will be involved in Rome in the Italian Cup final against Juventus. As a last resort, Roma proposed to the League to postpone the final, also because the Bergamo players will have a team in front of them – Juve – not involved in the cups. However, this attempt was also unsuccessful, as the leaders of the Lega Serie A have explained how it is no longer possible to relocate the final of the national cup while the supporters of Atalanta and Juventus have already started organizing the trip From Rome. However, ticket sales started today.
ROME PENALIZED – In the letter sent today, the representatives of the Friedkin family club tried in vain to underline how Roma find themselves penalized by an excessively clogged calendar and asking for greater protection considering the fact that to date there still does not exist a precise date for the match between Atalanta and Fiorentina, postponed last March 17 due to the illness (later fatal) that struck Viola vice-president Joe Barone a few hours after the match scheduled for the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.
ROME’S REACTION – “Another blow to the integrity of the championship.” So does Roma, writes the agency LaPressand, he would have received the League’s negative response. Furthermore, a certain dissatisfaction would filter through from the Giallorossi circles for not having received any response regarding the recovery date of Atalanta-Fiorentina: postponed due to the cardiac arrest which unfortunately then led to the death of Joe Barone, this match could be played before the thirty-eighth day only in the event of the Orobic team not reaching the Europa League final. A circumstance to which the League obviously could not respond.
