Serie A has announced new dates for the two matches postponed in the wake of the Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa. Sampdoria and Genoa, who are based in the north-western city where the tragedy occured, were due to meet Fiorentina and AC Milan respectively in this weekend's opening round. Both clubs applied to have their fixtures rearranged and the competition's governing body has now confirmed they will be played as midweek encounters, with kick-off times still to be determined. Sampdoria will host Fiorentina on September 19, while Genoa will visit Milan on October 31. The other eight games over the opening weekend will go ahead as scheduled, with each to be preceded by a minute's silence.<doc-sep>SERIE A have postponed a host of this weekend's fixtures following the Genoa bridge disaster. Genoa's game with AC Milan has officially been delayed, along with Sampdoria vs Fiorentina after 38 people died as a bridge collapsed in the city earlier this week. 4 Serie A have postponed a host of games after the Genoa bridge disaster Credit: AFP Both Genovese clubs asked to not play their matches this weekend - the first of the 2018-19 Serie A season - with their requests accepted. A Serie A statement read: “The president of the Serie A, given the requests for postponement of their matches scheduled for Sunday, August 19 at 20.30 on the part of the clubs Sampdoria and Genoa as result of the tragedy which hit Genoa, and having received the assent of both Fiorentina and Milan, has decided on the postponement of the Sampdoria-Fiorentina and Milan-Genoa matches. “The rescheduled dates for the two matches will be announced in the coming days, in compliance with the regulations in force." The statement went on to say other matches would go ahead but would see a minute's silence observed and black armbands worn out of respect. Cristiano Ronaldo scores in Juventus training game to continue his fast start in Italy 4 Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus debut may be in jeopardy Credit: Getty 4 At least 38 people have died after a bridge collapsed in Genoa Credit: AFP The statement continued: "In all the other matches scheduled for the first round of the Serie A TIM, in memory of the victims of Genoa, one minute of silence will be observed before the start and the teams will take to the field with black armbands." However, more teams may follow suit and ask to have their games postponed as Italy mourns the disaster. Fiorentina revealed in a statement Juventus are one side considering moving their game - against Chievo - in light of the awful scenes. The Florence club revealed: "I talked with Agnelli, he told me Juventus won't be playing. Aerial footage shows the aftermath of collapsed Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy 4 Cristiano Ronaldo was tipped to make his Juve debut against Chievo Credit: AP:Associated Press "It's impossible to think about playing football, on Saturday there will be the State Funeral service "We think that, in front of tragedies like the one that happened in Genoa, everything else become secondary. "In this moment it should be worth that the Italian football stopped, to mourn and respect the mourning of tens of families. "Football is passion and fun, but this is a moment of pain: we should all be close to Genoa and its casualties." Should Juventus move their game, it would mean Cristiano Ronaldo's competitive debut for the club would not be this weekend.<doc-sep>Serie A has postponed AC Milan's meeting with Genoa and Sampdoria's hosting of Fiorentina in the wake of the Morandi bridge collapse. At least 38 people were killed when one of the bridge's supporting towers collapsed in torrential rain on Tuesday. Genoa and Fiorentina, who are both based in the city, asked to have their Sunday fixtures postponed following the tragedy. Their opponents and Lega Seria A agreed to the requests and the matches will now be rescheduled. In a statement, Serie A confirmed new dates for the fixtures would be announced in the coming days. It read: "The President of the Lega Serie A, given the requests for postponement of their matches scheduled for Sunday, August 19 at 20.30 on the part of the clubs Sampdoria and Genoa as result of the tragedy which hit Genoa, and having received the assent of both Fiorentina and Milan, has decided on the postponement of the Sampdoria-Fiorentina and Milan-Genoa matches. "The rescheduled dates for the two matches will be announced in the coming days, in compliance with the regulations in force." One minute's silence will be observed prior to each of the other eight opening-weekend games with players to wear black armbands.<doc-sep>Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero spoke to RMC Sport on Thursday to reveal that he is trying to postpone the opening day of the Serie A scheduled for next week-end.​Both Genoa and Sampdoria have already requested to postpone their opening ties against Fiorentina and AC Milan and according to the Blucerchiati’s no.1 Juventus president Agnelli has also confirmed that the Old Lady won’t be playing on Saturday when the state funerals for the 39 victims of the Genoa bridge collapse will take place.“I’ve been talking to presidents of Serie A clubs to tell them that we can’t play next week-end”, Ferrero said.“I am sure [Lega Serie A president] Miccicché won’t allow games to be played. I’ve spoken to Agnelli as well and he told me that they can’t play on Saturday because there will be state funerals.”<doc-sep>
The Italian FA have postponed Sunday's scheduled Serie A matches between Milan and Genoa, and Sampdoria and Fiorentina after the collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa. Genoa and Sampdoria are both based in the Italian city of Genoa where at least 39 people have died in the Ponte Morandi disaster, which has prompted a year-long state of emergency to be declared in the region. The Italian league's governing body says Genoa's match at AC Milan and Sampdoria's home game against Fiorentina have been postponed following a request from the teams. Both matches were scheduled for Sunday, during the opening weekend of the Serie A season. The Italian FA said in a statement that the rescheduled dates for the two matches will be announced in the coming days. The rest of the opening weekend fixtures will be played. A minute's silence will be held before every match. Image: At least 39 people have died following the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa The statement read: "Given the requests for postponement of their matches scheduled for Sunday, August 19 at 20.30 on the part of the clubs Sampdoria and Genoa as result of the tragedy which hit Genoa, and having received the assent of both Fiorentina and Milan, [we have] decided on the postponement of the Sampdoria-Fiorentina and Milan-Genoa matches. "The rescheduled dates for the two matches will be announced in the coming days, in compliance with the regulations in force. "In all the other matches scheduled for the first round of the Serie A TIM, in memory of the victims of Genoa, one minute of silence will be observed before the start and the teams will take to the field with black armbands." Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero has said he has been informed by Juventus that it won't play on Saturday, the day of the funerals. Juventus is scheduled to play at Chievo Verona in what is expected to be Cristiano Ronaldo's competitive debut for his new club.