San Siro stadium in Milan during the AC-Genoa Milan match behind closed doors on March 8, 2020. - Antonio Calanni / AP / SIPA

Serie A clubs have received the green light to resume collective training but will have to wait until May 28 to find out if the championship will resume, Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Tuesday. “The technical scientific committee approved the protocol of the Italian federation (FIGC) in order to resume collective training. This is excellent news, "he said on public television, describing the decision as" a decisive step for the return of football to Italy ".

He added that a meeting was planned for May 28 between the president of the federation Gabriele Gravina and that of the Paolo Dal Pino League in order to "decide if and when Serie A should resume" "The important thing is to resume with the firm intention of finishing the championship, then the federations will decide on the modalities and formats to adopt, "he said.

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A controversial quarantine measure proposed by the authorities to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 is ultimately abandoned, the minister said. It provided for a compulsory greening of two weeks upon resumption of collective training and a collective quarantine in the event of a positive coronavirus test among the workforce. If a player is tested positive, he will be placed in quarantine and the rest of the team will be isolated and monitored, while continuing group training.

At least four weeks of training before resuming

The members of Serie A clubs have been training individually since May 4. The Italian championship, suspended since March 9, cannot resume before June 14, according to a government decree published Monday. Players union president Damiano Tommasi said on Tuesday that players would need at least a month of training before returning to competition.

"If some are talking about six weeks, at least four will be needed to avoid injury. Precaution comes above all because at the moment we need certainty from a medical and health point of view, ”argued the former Italian international milieu of Roma. The Covid-19 pandemic killed more than 32,000 people in Italy.

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