ExclusiveCovid-19: "Football isn't the priority, all must adapt to a dynamic scenario" (F. Calvo, AS Roma)

"I truly believe that right now, with thousands of people dying around the world each day due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19), football isn't the real priority. Our world has to adapt to such a dynamic scenario, which is changing daily, if not hourly. One thing I will say is that European football is proving to be united and its governance is working together to find options and alternative solutions," said Francesco Calvo, chief operating officer at AS Roma (Serie A TIM), to News Tank Football on 30/03/2020.

All sporting events throughout Italy have been suspended from Tuesday 10/03 to Friday 03/04/2020. "There is no reason for sporting events to continue, we have taken measures in this respect," said Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy on 09/03/2020, announcing the extension of the measures activated on 08/03/2020 in Lombardy (Milan) and in 14 other provinces in the north of the country due to the Coronavirus epidemic (Covid-19), to the whole of Italy.

"We've involved all of the club's departments in our activities at this moment of crisis. While we will continue to dedicate our…