Serie A's chief medic Professor Enrico Castellacci has questioned the government's treatment of football in Italy.

The government is now demanding quarantining the entire group rather than just one person who tests positive – risks ruining the restart of Serie A before it has even begun. Also the club medic will be considered liable if anyone contracts COVID-19.

“If they had really wanted Serie A to resume, they would've copied the Bundesliga methodology, as that is by far the most acceptable," Professor Castellacci told TMW Radio.

“It'll be ok to lock everyone into a training retreat for 15 days, but I don't think they can stay away from family for two-and-a-half months. Not to mention, the moment they travel for an away game, the chances of running into someone who has COVID-19 and no symptoms increase exponentially.

“If that happens, everything grinds to a halt. So I have to ask myself, do they really want to allow football to resume or do they just want it to stop without the politicians directly ordering it?"