The fall-out after the decision to postpone Bologna-Milan continues, and some news has emerged on the Lega Serie A meeting that took place yesterday.
As La Repubblica (via MilanNews) write this morning, in the end the Mayor of the city of Bologna – Matteo Lepore – won his fight and got the game postponed to a date to be determined, sparking a lot of controversy.
Milan really wanted to play the game, not just because they had prepared for it but also because they have two suspended players – Theo Hernandez and Tijjani Reijnders – who will now be forced to serve their suspension in the next match, which is the clash with league leaders Napoli.
The Rossoneri had made themselves available to play anywhere. On the other hand, Bologna did not want to take the field without their fans, who would have been penalised by the decision to play behind closed doors or at a neutral venue.
Not only that, but the match against Milan was going to be used as fundraising for the flood victims and without fans inside the stadium the proceeds would have been a lot lower.
A majority in the Lega meeting ultimately voted for the postponement, at the end of a meeting that was ‘first and foremost political’. The paper states that Claudio Lotito – the Lazio president and a historic ally of his Napoli counterpart Aurelio De Laurentiis – campaigned for the postponement.
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I think you can’t see bigger nonsense than this. So, they promised the income from the match to the flood victims and it won’t be played for another 4-5 months, maybe even longer. Great fundraiser, it will help in half a year. What a bandwagon of morons, from Bologna to Serie A. What Milan should have done is organize a fundraises and Milan fans should have collected the money and donated it. People in Bologna are not to blame (at least not all) that their major is an idiot.
Politics…old men talking and the real beneficiaries suffering. Smacks of trying to help Napoli’s chances with a slightly weakened Milan.
F$$k them All!
Everyone in Milan must be angry at this situation! And use this anger for Napoli game! We don’t have Theo and Tijjani; But the whole team rest more! Let’s see bright side! We have to get 3 points from Napoli at any price!