Napoli were scheduled to face Juventus on March 17 and the postponement gives the Naples club more time to prepare for their fixture against Roma four days later. In a two-page document seen by Reuters, Roma argue that league rules say fixture postponement requests “must be formulated in writing at least 15 days before the date on which the league match should take place” and ask when Juventus and Napoli made their requests. However, Lega Serie A announced on Friday that the game had been pushed back again to April 7 “at the request of Juventus and Napoli”. The decision left Roma “astonished”, with the capital club due to face Napoli three days after they travel to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. The letter ends with Roma saying they will make a formal request to postpone their league match with Napoli, given its proximity to their trip to Ukraine.

Source: Egypt Today March 13, 2021 21:56 UTC