Inter Milan declined the exemption which allowed it to play its Serie A against AS Roma match on Saturday April 26, the day of the funeral of Pope Francis, in order to benefit from an additional day of rest before its semi-final go from the Champions League against Barça on Wednesday. A strong gesture from the Lombard club, revealed by the Gazzetta dello Sportwhile the Italian government had requested the postponement of all the sporting events scheduled for that day.
The teammates of Benjamin Pavard will therefore face Roma on Sunday at 3 p.m., just three days from the European shock, and will be disadvantaged compared to Barça, which will play the King Cup final on Saturday against Real Madrid. Despite the possibility of a development, the Nerazzurri wanted to respect the national mourning observed in Italy after the disappearance of the sovereign pontiff, a fervent football lover.
