Serie A has become the latest major European league to set a restart date while Rangers and other Scottish Premiership clubs remain in the dark.
Italy’s top-flight clubs voted on Wednesday to approve 13 June as the targeted date of resumption, with 16 of the 20 clubs voting in favour of that date and the remaining four opting for the following week.
“Regarding the resumption of sporting activity, in accordance with the decisions of the Government and in compliance with the medical protocols to protect players and all involved personnel, the date of June 13 has been indicated for the resumption of the league,” reads a statement from Serie A, as quoted by Sky Sports.
The plan still needs to be signed off by the government and the teams will be subject to strict rules once training resumes on 18 May.
If a single player or member of coaching staff returns a positive test after that date, the entire squad must observe a 15-day quarantine period.
Serie A follows in the footsteps of the Bundesliga, La Liga and the Premier League in making plans to return to action.
The German top-flight recommences on Saturday afternoon, while Spanish football is primed to return on 12 June. A 19 June restart has been mooted for the Premier League [Telegraph].
In Scotland, though, clubs are still in the dark.
The Premiership is the last live campaign in the SPFL, but it looks increasingly likely that it will be declared at an end sometime in the next 10 days.
As yet, there are no guidelines whatsoever around when football will return in Scotland, amid suggestions that unless fans are allowed into stadia, beginning the 2020/21 season would be financially futile.
