Precedent in Italy: For the first time in 16 years Serie A is played on Easter
For the first time in 2009, the Italian Football Championship match will be played on Easter. The biggest Christian holiday, and the reason is that the leadership of the competition came to meet Milan Inter which is expected to thicken the schedule in the end of the season.
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The leading squad of Serie A will play semi -finals of the domestic Cup in April against the city rival Milan (2nd and 23 April) and quarterfinals of the Champions League against Bayern (April 8 and 16), so the league leadership decided to set up a championship duel 33. Bologna and Inter on Sunday, April 20th instead of Saturday, April 19th.
For the same reason for Sunday, the Milan duel was also transferred Atalante In order for both Milan clubs to have the same number of days of rest to its return of the semi -finals of the Cup and will also play on Easter Empoli and Venezia Since the other pair of semi -finals of the Cup make up Bologna And Empoli.
As expected, the league's decision was negatively reacted by the Italian Episcopal Conference:
– Playing on Easter interferes with believers from their duties they have as good Christians – said a spokesman Italian Episcopal Conference.
