When the outbreak of the virus began in China, no one thought that in Italy and many other countries, it would come to that. When the first cases appeared in northern Italy, everyone believed that this was only a local phenomenon. The virus was not treated as something global. Even the French somewhere laughed with the Italians until recently. And now both Italy and France are in quarantine, and Macron directly says that France is at war.

For example, the recent statement by the Italian Minister of Health on the possible renewal of Series A on May 3 or 9 can be considered positive although the clubs insist that the championship return on the weekend of May 2–3. So far, various options are being considered, but the appearance of even such a cautious statement about the dates is already a positive signal. This means that by this time, the epidemic should decline. But at the moment, judging by the numbers, we don’t even have to talk about the decline.

Clubs around the world are asking the leadership of the federation to “freeze” existing contracts that end in late June and extend them until the end of July. The return of Series A on May 3 is the most optimistic scenario for clubs that can be.

Clubs do not want to shorten the season and change the format. At the meeting, the question of creating two playoffs was raised — to determine the champion and to identify the relegating team. But all but one of the representatives of the clubs strongly voted against.

Presumably, the first rounds after the resumption will begin without spectators, behind closed doors. And then they will start letting people in, albeit with certain restrictions. But in any case, for the fans, this alignment is the most positive moment voiced by the government today.

This is the situation now with sports clubs around the world. In the meantime, the format of video broadcasts and video recordings of matches held behind closed doors will be the only available for fans.