milan, italy (ap)
Italy's football season will begin two weeks late because of the fallout from the Serie A match-fixing scandal.
The top leagues will start the weekend of September 9-10 instead of August 28.
The Soccer League, which oversees Serie A and Serie B, postponed the start date to "allow sports justice to reach its conclusion," spokesman Manuele Tigani said yesterday.
Serie A games will kick off on September 10, while Serie B begins September 9.
Also pushed back was the Italian Supercup between Inter Milan and Roma, which will take place on August 26 instead of August 19.
Juventus - which was stripped of its last two Serie A titles and relegated to the second division last month - appealed its punishment earlier yesterday to the Italian Olympic Committee's arbitration court.
Fiorentina and Lazio - two other clubs sanctioned in the scandal - are also expected to appeal their punishments, including a ban from European club competition for this season.
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