Replying to Beppe Marotta’s Allegation, Serie A Chief: Inter Refuses to Play Derby D’Italia

DBasia.news –  The aftermath of the postponement of the classic party between Juventus FC and FC Internazionale Milano still seems to be a problem.

According to Football-Italia, a number of matches in Week 26 of Serie A will be postponed. Games that were delayed included Udinese vs. Fiorentina, AC Milan vs. Genoa, Parma vs. SPAL, and Derby d’Italia Juventus vs. Inter Milan.

The entire match was postponed until May 13, 2020 and in fact this date was scheduled for the 2019-20 Coppa Italia final. However, the Coppa Italia was postponed until May 20, 2020.

The aftermath of the postponement of the classic party between Juventus against Inter is still a problem. Earlier, Inter’s Sporting Director, Beppe Marotta, said that the Lega Serie A has rescheduled the Derby D’Italia match without informing the club in advance. This can have an impact on other schedules.

Now the statement was responded by Serie A Chairman, Paolo Dal Pino, by revealing that Inter were given the opportunity to play on Monday (2/3), but La Beneamata refused.

“On Friday (28/2) the CEO of De Siervo and I offered Inter to play the match against Juventus on Monday night in the presence of the spectators, but Inter refused it,” Dal Pino said.

“They should be responsible for their actions and not lie about sportsmanship and championship.”

“Marotta manages Inter’s needs and I protect the interests of the entire Serie A, which is unfortunately problematic due to routine conflicts due to the wishes of each team,” continued Dal Pino.

“I have to promote the Italian League and its image to the whole world. If I have to play a big match in a stadium that is not attended by spectators it will have a negative impact on business.”

“Why was it delayed until the last second? After a week of intense consultations and a lack of clarity regarding the health scenario, on Friday night we learned that three regional stadiums could be opened, so that they were quite different from previous considerations,” Dal Pino added.