CONI President Giovanni Malagò announced, this evening, the introduction of several radical adjustments to the Serie A TIM. The big changes will begin with the 2018-19 Serie A season, which runs from August 19 to May 26: including winter fixture rounds and an end to the transfer market on August 18.

Next Serie A Season will start on August 19th, Malagò confirmed, with the Italian Super Cup on August 12th, at a to-be-confirmed location.

There will two breaks in September and April, as well as a Boxing Day schedule which will be very familiar to English Premier League fans. There will be games on December 22nd, 26th and 30th, with the season resuming on January 20.

There are also changes to the Coppa Italia. The round on January 13th will feature exclusively cup ties. There will also be a change to the format: it is no longer obligatory for the top seeded clubs to have the game on home turf, so it will all be done by open draw.

Finally, Malagò added: “As for the transfer market, we have made some important modifications. The summer session will close on August 18, 24 hours before the start of the Serie A season. The same will go for the January window, which is expected to close on January 19.”

Will it be a good move or will it be to many changes at once? Will it benefit Italian or will the players and teams suffer? Let us know on Twitter or in the comments below?