Why Fiorentina and Lazio are angry with Lega Serie A over Week 33 fixtures

After Lazio, Fiorentina are also reportedly angry at the Lega Serie A for initially telling them the game with Cagliari wouldn’t be played this week, then switching it to Wednesday.

There were meant to be four Serie A Week 33 fixtures played today, specifically Cagliari vs. Fiorentina, Genoa vs. Lazio, Parma vs. Juventus and Torino vs. Udinese.

They were called off this morning, as Italy is in mourning following the death of Pope Francis.

This afternoon, it was announced all four games have been rescheduled for Wednesday April 23, kicking off at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT).

Fiorentina and Lazio forced to change plans repeatedly

First there were reports Lazio were furious with the Lega Serie A, now the Corriere dello Sport and news agency ANSA note Fiorentina are also very irritated at the lack of organisation.

It seems the clubs were initially informed the fixtures would not be played this week, so the teams boarded flights back to their home towns.

A few hours later, the announcement came through that they were rescheduled for Wednesday, forcing a hasty change of plans.

Unlike Lazio, who had already boarded the plane to Rome, Fiorentina managed to abandon the flight in time and had to quickly find a hotel in Cagliari that could host the circa 50 people between players and staff.

They will also need to get some material sent to them from Florence for the training sessions to be held today and on Tuesday.