"The majority of Italians do not look favorably upon the resumption of the championship. But I - says the Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora to Corriere della Sera - do not pay attention to the polls at this moment. Football is an important world of the country, I know it well unlike those who want to pass a different message.

Economic interests are legitimate, but when it comes to other types of attacks, pressures and exploitation, this attitude does no good to anyone”. Spadafora denies that he is against the restart of the championship: “It would be surreal for a Minister of Sport to demonize football. I hope to restart, but the government will decide. Team training will resume on May 18. We will base the championship on scientific elements, which are not available today. A realistic forecast will be possible in mid-May”.

“There is no opposition on my part – continues the Minister of Sport -, but the will to evaluate the restart only if the health of the people within the team group is safeguarded. Then I claim equal dignity with other sports and grassroots sports. I protect the restart so much that I called the first meeting with the FIGC and the Leagues to find a solution. Starting to play again raises a series of issues related to transportation, hotels, hundreds of people moving around. Whose responsibility is it? The protocol will have to define this too”. Regarding the health protocol, Spadafora specifies: “On May 18, we will restart with team training and to do so, a definitive clarification on the protocol is needed: we will have it this week”.