Rossoneri Round Up for May 17: Prime Minister Conte Allows Group Training From Monday

According to Goal, Serie A sides will be allowed to return to group training on Monday. The confirmation came from Prime Minister Conte in a televised news conference. AC Milan have been training over the past week after completing their medical tests. The side will train as a group for the first time in almost two months this coming week.

On the resumption of the league, he said: “Before starting the season, we need a few more guarantees and, speaking to Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora, we don’t have those at this moment.”

AC Milan and Italian Football Links

• Milan considering player plus cash deal for Benfica midfielder. [AC Milan Offside]
• Serie A Femminile crucial vote set for late May. [AC Milan Offside]
• Two Parma players test positive for the coronavirus. [Football Italia]
• Dries Mertens could remain at Napoli this summer. [Football Italia]
• Inspectors visit Lazio training facility for tests. [Football Italia]

World Football Links

• Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son returns from South Korea military service. [BBC]
• Borussia Dortmund christen Bundesliga return with 4-0 rout of Schalke 04. [BBC]
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic's statue in Stockholm to be moved from Malmo stadium. [The Guardian]
• Borussia Mönchengladbach punish Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1. [The Telegraph]
• RB Leipzig held by Freiburg 1-1 as last minute luck saves the hosts a point. [Goal]