Freeze forces Serie A changes
This weekend's Serie A evening kick-offs brought forward
Last Updated: February 2, 2012 4:55pm
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The ongoing freezing conditions gripping Italy have seen this weekend's Serie A evening kick-offs switched to mid-afternoon slots.
Roma-Inter Milan, set for 8.45pm local time on Saturday, and AC Milan-Napoli, set for the same time on Sunday, have both been brought forward to 3pm kick-offs.
The Cesena-Catania clash due for 6pm on Saturday has also been moved to the earlier kick-off time.
It means all weekend games, except for Genoa-Lazio (12.45pm local time on Sunday), will kick-off at the traditional 3pm slot.
The announcement comes after four midweek games were lost to the sub-zero conditions.
Wednesday night's scheduled games at Atalanta, Bologna and Siena were all postponed in addition to Tuesday's match between Parma and league leaders Juventus.
With temperatures expected to plummet to below minus 10 degrees centigrade this weekend, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani had written to the president of the Lega Serie A, Maurizio Beretta, to request that his side's match with Napoli be postponed.
The switch to an earlier kick-off time appears to be an attempt at compromise from the league, who are keen to avoid further disruption to the fixture schedule.
