The Italian Players’ Association (AIC) has boycotted talks called aimed at avoiding a proposed players’ strike in Serie A.
The AIC refused to meet Serie A officials on Tuesday despite being requested to attend a meeting by Italian Football Association president Giancarlo Abete, ANSA reported.
Serie A president Maurizio Beretta said the league “expressed dismay at the behavior of AIC,” but added that it is “willing to meet around a table again tonight.”
The two parties reached an agreement last month to avoid a strike declared for September 24-25, but the players’ association warned that if a new contract was not settled by November 30, the strike would go ahead.
