Serie A gets June 20 return date after 2 months of suspension

- Serie A will finally return to action on June 20

- The Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora confirmed the news adding that the season must end by August 20

- Matches were last played in the European country on March 9 after it was badly hit by the deadly coronavirus

Football action in Italy has been given the green light to return on June 20 after about eight weeks of suspension due to coronavirus pandemic.

The country's sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora confirmed the latest development, adding that the 2019-20 season must end by August 20.

Serie A has been on suspension since March 9 shortly after Juventus recorded their first COVID-19 case, however, the players have resumed training since early May.

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According to BBC, the Italian football federation (FIGC) resolved in one of their crucial meetings that the league has to come to an end by August 20.

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