Top soccer The league in Italy postponed its matches scheduled for Monday after the death of Pope Francis, who was wounded, at the age of twenty -eight years old, recently and was transferred to the hospital with double pneumonia.
Four matches were postponed in the first division at a later time, Italian The Football League announced in a post on X.
Pope Francis holds a gift from FC Bayern Muenchen during a private audience with a team at the Vatican Palace on October 22, 2014. (Alexander Hasinstein/Pongrters/Getti Emiez)
“After the death of his Holiness, Lega Nazionale Redtry Astri can confirm that the league matches today in the first division and Primavera 1 have been postponed.” “The date of the matches that were arranged in a timely man will be announced.”
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The matches between Turin and Odiniz, Cagliari and Fiorentina, Genoa and Lato, and Parma against Juventus were all affected by postponement.
Pope Francis It passed early on Monday morning, just one day after appearing in the Saint Peter Square in the Vatican city in honor of the celebration of Easter. From the balcony of the Church of St. Peter, he made a blessing on thousands of people in the audience.
His appearance came on Sunday a few weeks after he was transferred to the hospital for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. He spent 38 days there, which is the longest hospital in the 12 -year -old.
Pope Francis was granted a shirt from Saint Lorenzo, the Buenos Aires Football Team, where the believers are received before the Easter Mass on March 31, 2013 in the Vatican city. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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A greeting to Pope Francis, who was known as a thirsty and supportive football fan for his beloved club Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo.
“Italian football was joining millions of people after the death of Pope Francis. It was a wonderful example of Christian care and dignity in the face of suffering and he was always interested in the world of sport, especially football that was a fan.”
“It will always remain in the hearts of believers and football lovers.”
Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Gianluigi Buffon from Italy during an audience in the Vatican on August 13, 2013. (Claudio Villa/Getty Erch)
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The former captain of the Italian national team, Gianluigi Buffon, who met the Pope on several occasions, called on Francis the “Pope” in a post on Instagram.
“Francis was the Pope’s special, able to light in his time just like the largest box,” he read partially. “He showed us the way with great courage and the transfer of our souls. I will carry his example forever in my heart.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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