Juventus v Torino derby moved from 70th anniversary of Superga tragedy
By : AFP
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19 April 2019 7:05pm WAT
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Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match Juventus vs Ajax Amsterdam on April 16, 2019 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)
Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match Juventus vs Ajax Amsterdam on April 16, 2019 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)
(From 2ndL) Ajax’s Dutch defender Perr Schuurs, Ajax’s Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, Ajax’s Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt and Ajax’s Dutch midfielder Dani de Wit attend a training session on April 15, 2019 at the Juventus stadium in Torino, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match against Juventus. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)Next month’s Turin derby between city rivals Juventus and Torino has been rescheduled to avoid overshadowing the 70th anniversary of the Superga air disaster, the Lega Serie A announced on Friday.
The match will now take place in Juventus Stadium on Friday, May 3 at 1830GMT instead of Saturday, May 4 at 1300GMT.
On May 4, 1949, 18 players of the Torino football club, among the best in the world at the time, were killed along with 13 other people when their plane crashed into the Basilica of Superga, near Turin.
It was the first such tragedy to strike the world of football.
