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Italy's Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis
Bologna's Jhon Lucumi (left) in action with Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez during a Serie A match at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna on April 20, 2025.
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What you need to know:
- Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday aged 88.
- Italy's national Olympic Committee called for all sporting fixtures scheduled for Monday to be postponed.
Italy's top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis, and the four games will now be played on Wednesday.
The country's Olympic committee has also asked for all sporting events to be suspended.
