Italian Open Chaos: A Rare Showdown Between Sports and Bureaucracy The Italian Open tennis tournament has collided with Serie A football's penultimate matchday, causing chaos in Italy's top football league.
The resulting fixture scheduling stand off between the league and local authorities left clubs and supporters bewildered until an eleventh hour agreement was finally reached.
At its core, this impasse revolves around the Rome derby between AS Roma and Lazio, which will now take place on Sunday at 12pm alongside the men's tennis final.