2020-21 Serie A season to kick off on Sept 19

ROME - Italian Serie A has set the dates for the 2020-21 season on Monday, as the new season will raise the curtain on September 19, ending on May 23, 2021.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 season concluded last Sunday as Juventus won the ninth consecutive Scudetto while Inter Milan finished second.

"The Lega Council met today and unanimously resolved that Serie A TIM 2020-21 will start on the weekend of September 19," read a statement from Lega Serie A.