Massimo Cellino: It is time for realism. This is the plague

Brescia president Massimo Cellino has called for the Serie A season to be cancelled due to the plague of coronavirus.Italy is in lockdown, with more than 4,800 people having been killed there by the Covid-19 pandemic.Cellino, who owned Leeds between 2014 and 2017, believes the severity of the global health crisis continues to be underestimated by some.You dont have to think about when to start again, but if you survive, he told the Corriere Dello Sport newspaper.Everything has to be moved to the next season. It is time for realism, gentlemen. This is the plague.You can no longer play this year. Think about the next one.Some people still does not realise what is happening, and those people are worse than the virus.I dont believe in miracles, I stopped doing it long ago. We reset.#SerieATIM is officially suspended. We're taking a break, but we can't wait to be back.#WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/xhQY33g6gV Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) March 11, 2020Brescia were bottom of the division and destined for relegation when all domestic sporting activity at all levels in Italy was suspended on March 9.While Cellino has called for the competition to be scrapped, some clubs, including title-chasing Lazio and sixth-placed Napoli, are reportedly eager to return to training.Anyone who wants this cursed (title), take it. It is closed. Finished. And I am not saying this because Brescia is last in the standings, Cellino added.We are last because we deserve it.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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