Despite planning to return in May, it’s been reported that Serie A will not allow fans back into stadiums until January 2021.

All domestic competitions across the globe have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Italy was one of the most effected countries from the COVID-19 virus early on and subsequently suspended their football season earlier than others.

Now it looks like Serie A is preparing to follow the steps of the Bundesliga and not allow fans to enter the stadiums until 2021.

According to Sport Mediaset, a leaked Government document suggests there might not be fans in Italian stadiums until January 2021.

There are many reports suggesting that Italy’s lockdown restrictions will be eased on May 4, which would allow the players to return to training with a hope of resuming the football season on May 31.

There are 12 matches left of the current season with Juventus and Lazio in a fierce race for the title with Inter Milan not far behind.

The German league have similar hope to have all matches completed by the end of June.

It has become increasingly clear that the Bundesliga is the major league that is set to return the soonest.

In an interview with the New York Times, Bundesliga chief executive officer Christian Seifert revealed that the current plan is for games to return to all 36 grounds in the top two divisions by the start of May.