Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed that the nation will begin to relax its social distancing restrictions from May 4, after being one of the worst hit countries for the outbreak.
The new guidelines will allow Serie A clubs to start full training from mid-May ahead of a return to action, expected to be behind closed doors, from June.
The move is a welcome boost for Premier League and English football as a whole, with the UK currently going through a similar experience to what Italy had with the coronavirus crisis.
The Premier League, according to the Mirror, is already looking at plans to return to training in May. “You have all shown strength, courage, sense of responsibility and community,” Conte said. "Now the phase of