Brescia president threatens to forfeit matches if Serie A re-starts


ROME (Reuters) - The president of bottom-of-the-table Brescia has said that it makes no sense to try to complete the Serie A season and that he would rather forfeit matches than put his team on the pitch.

A national lockdown has been place in Italy since March 9 and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday that the restrictions would remain in place until at least April 13.

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