ROME – Six months after being stopped and never restarted, Italian women’s football began again on Saturday as the new season kicked off.

 Games took place over both days of the weekend with reigning champions Juventus Women winning 2-0 against Verona. Elsewhere, newly promoted Napoli lost out 1-0 to Pink Bari and AS Roma drew 1-1 against Sassuolo. The weekend’s biggest shock however came as San Marino Academy, appearing for the first time in the League, were dismissed 0-10 by Empoli.

 Because of the Coronavirus pandemic last season stopped sixth months ago and, unlike the men’s equivalent there was no restart for the women’s Serie A. The new season has however, also seen the introduction of Fantawomen, the first ever fantasy football game for the Italian women’s league.

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