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Italy’s top-flight league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and a lifelong football fan has died.

The Vatican confirmed his death on Monday at the age of 88 following a serious bout of double pneumonia.

The Serie A games scheduled for Monday — a national holiday in Italy — were: Torino-Udinese; Cagliari-Fiorentina; Genoa-Lazio; and Parma-Juventus.

The league said in a statement: "Following the passing of His Holiness, Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A can confirm that today's league games in Serie A and Primavera 1 have been postponed.

"The date of the rearranged fixtures will be announced in due course."