Serie A dates for 2017/18 announced

The basic dates for the 2017/18 Serie A season have been announced: the league campaign will kick off on 20 August and end on 20 May 2018.

There will be three midweek fixtures taking place on 20 September, 25 October and 18 April.

The international breaks are pencilled in for the weekends of 3 September, 8 October, 12 November and 25 March, while there will be a further pause in the league season on the weekend of 14 January.