Pakistan, May 16 -- The penultimate round of the Serie A campaign promises an intriguing fight for places in next season's Champions League, but a fixture scheduling stand-off between the league and local authorities left clubs and supporters in limbo until an agreement was finally reached.

Serie A rules require teams competing for the same objective to play simultaneously on the final two matchdays, and on Monday the organizers scheduled the five decisive fixtures for Sunday at 1230 CET.

The Rome derby is among them, and with the Italian Tennis Open men's final taking place on Sunday at the Foro Italico, next door to the Stadio Olimpico, the early kickoff was chosen to avoid security complications.

Rome's Prefect, however, disagreed, ...