Genoa President Enrico Preziosi insists it “makes no sense” to resume Serie A and opposes the idea of a prolonged transfer market. “August is more than enough”.

The Rossoblu climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win against Milan in their last match before the break and coach Davide Nicola has had a positive impact at the Marassi since he took over in December.

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Italy’s Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora doubts that football can resume on May 3 and confirms plan to start “behind closed doors” in the event of a return.

The FIGC and the government are in constant contact regarding the suspended season, but the Minister of Sport has reiterated that Serie A must follow the “evolution” of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus deaths have dropped slightly from yesterday, while 999 have recovered from the illness in the last 24 hours.

Thursday’s report from the civil protection, carried out by director general Agostino Miozzo, highlighted another 662 deaths – which is another drop from Wednesday’s tally of 683 but remain a high number of deceased every day.

Another 999 have healed from the illness and the total of subjects currently positive are 62,013. This means that the total number of healed rises to 10,361.

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Former Lazio midfielder Dario Marcolin has lost his 75-year-old father, Giancarlo, to Coronavirus.

The current DAZN commentator’s father was included in the list of 921 COVID-19 casualties of Brescia, reported by the health authorities.

The statistic doesn’t include the deaths of people who weren’t tested but have experienced the symptoms compatible with the Coronavirus.

Corriere della Sera reports that almost 100 deaths have occurred in the nursing homes of the city and region in recent weeks.

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Coach Davide Nicola has revealed that he “feels at home” in Genoa and has claimed he “firmly believes” the Rossoblu will stay up this campaign.

Nicola was appointed the new Genoa coach in December, when President Enrico Preziosi decided to sack Thiago Motta, and the former player returned to the Marassi for the third time.

He previously played six seasons for the Rossoblu, from 1995-98 and again from 1999-2002, has revealed that he “feels good” in Genoa.

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Lega Serie A President Paolo Dal Pino wants the Presidents to stop asking about training sessions until the initial decree expires.

The FIGC and Lega Serie A gathered the Presidents to discuss a possible conclusion of the Serie A 2019-20 season, currently interrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic affecting the whole world.

They are working on the different hypotheses of resuming play in 2019-20, but Corriere della Sera claims it’s still only a mirage to think about returning to the stadiums for the respective clubs.

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The death toll in Italy for people who contracted Coronavirus is now 5,476, an increase of 651 over 24 hours, but there is hope they are over the peak and numbers are dropping.

Every day at 18.00 local time, the authorities give an update on the figures from the last 24 hours in the Peninsula.

On March 22, there are a total of 5,476 people who have died after contracting COVID-19, an increase of 651 since March 21.

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Italy, and in particular Lombardy, has overtaken China as the country with the most Coronavirus deaths. “We don’t understand why it’s so aggressive. The virus might’ve mutated.”

The pandemic has ground Italy to a standstill with over 4,000 deaths and experts warn we have not yet even reached the peak in the Peninsula.

Over the last 48 hours, 1,420 people died in Italy after contracting COVID-19, the vast majority of them in the Lombardy region (3,095).

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Brescia President Massimo Cellino insists the 2019-20 Serie A season is over due to the Coronavirus. “If Lazio want the Scudetto, let them have it. This is the plague.”

The entire country is in shutdown, as last night the Government announced even more restrictive measures, shutting down all non-essential businesses to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

It has killed over 4,000 people in Italy, so Cellino hit out at those who want to resume training next week, above all Lazio and Napoli.

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