Lecce postpone Atalanta clash after sudden death of physiotherapist

Italian football is once again in mourning. After matches were postponed on Monday due to the death of Pope Francis, this time it is Lecce that have been forced to report a tragedy.

Graziano Fiorita, a physiotherapist who had been with them for more than 20 years, passed away suddenly, as confirmed by the club on Thursday.

Lecce was scheduled to play their Serie A match against Atalanta on Friday. The squad had already arrived in Bergamo for the match, which will now be postponed.

"The team will immediately return to Lecce, as the match against Atalanta will be postponed. In this moment of profound grief and utter disbelief, where no words would suffice, the club can only rally around his wife and children, his mother, and the entire family," Lecce wrote on their social media.