They are mocking, at least for those in Italy who have argued about the issue, the statements of Jordan Veretout. The former Fiorentina and Roma midfielder, now playing forOlympique Marseille, addressed various topics in the press conference held on the eve of the match against Atalanta. Among these, also the choice of the FFF, the French football federation, to postpone the matches of the Ligue 1 teams involved in the final stages of the European competitions to lighten the calendar: “We rested – said Veretout – luckily the Federation allowed us to rest, I think it’s good for all of French football.”
Other than Italy. In one sense or another. In Serie A the issue of the blocked calendar has been treated in a very controversial manner in recent weeks. More than Gasperini, to tell the truth, he was Roma’s coach, Daniele De Rossito contest the choices of the Lega Serie A, regarding the recovery of the suspended match against Udinese and then the match against Napoli.
What happened in France. The choices made by the French Football Federation and Ligue 1 are very different. In fact, for both the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, the matches involving the teams involved in the cups were postponed – first PSG, Marseille and Lille, then only the first two – with a choice which however was not without controversy. In France, in fact, many believed that such behavior justified those who consider the transalpine championship “small”.
