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.