While some audiences are treated to a full round of fixtures on December 26, there won’t be any Serie A match on Boxing Day, which has been held for the past six years.
December 26, St. Stephen’s Day, is a national holiday in Italy, as it is in many other countries across Europe, which is why football is not played on Boxing Day.
Serie A briefly experimented with playing football during the festive period in 2017 and 2018, but later returned to the old format.
The 2017–18 season featured a Coppa Italia quarter-final match between Lazio and Fiorentina on 26 December, followed by Serie A matches in the 2018–19 season. Frosinone 0-0 Milan, Bologna 0-2 Lazio And Inter 1-0 Napoli.
When will Serie A action return in 2024-25?
A full round of Serie A fixtures will be played between December 28 and December 30, 2024.
Serie A action resumes on 28 December with Parma-Monza and Empoli-Genoa at 14.00 GMT followed by Cagliari-Inter at 17.00 GMT and Lazio-Atalanta at 20.00 GMT.
Udinese-Turin, Naples-Venice, Juventus-Fiorentina and Milan-Roma will all take place on December 29.
The 18th round of 2024-25 fixtures will be completed on 30 December with Como-Lesse and Bologna-Verona.
