{"id":286720,"date":"2025-04-21T10:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/serie-a-postpones-matches-as-italian-football-mourns-pope-francis-death-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T10:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:39:25","slug":"serie-a-postpones-matches-as-italian-football-mourns-pope-francis-death-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/serie-a-postpones-matches-as-italian-football-mourns-pope-francis-death-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie A postpones matches as Italian football mourns Pope Francis\u2019 death &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-120483300,imgsize-1033661,width-400,resizemode-4\/Pope-Francis.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Serie A postpones matches as Italian football mourns Pope Francis\u2019 death &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Serie A postpones matches as Italian football mourns Pope Francis\u2019 death &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"File Pic: Pope Francis playing with a football. (AP Photo)\">File Pic: Pope Francis playing with a football. (AP Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on Monday, Italy\u2019s Serie A has postponed four fixtures that were set to be played on the same day.<br \/>The matches affected include Torino vs. Udinese, Cagliari vs. Fiorentina, Lazio vs. Genoa, and Parma vs. Juventus. 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