Italian football restarts with Coppa Italia semis

Italy: Coppa Italia - Juventus vs AC Milan at the Alliance Stadium. In the photos, Juventus players (up) during a training session at the JTC and AC Milan players (down) celebrate at the end of a Serie A match. Photo of Juventus players: Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images. Photo of AC Milan players: MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images

Juventus and AC Milan will be the first two sides back in action following the suspension of Italian football when they face each other in Friday's second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.

Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial late penalty for Juve meant the first leg ended 1-1 on 13 February.

The final of the competition is set for 17 June, three days before the resumption of Serie A.

Napoli lead Inter Milan 1-0 in the other semi-final, which will be played to a conclusion on Saturday.

All games will be played behind closed doors, although the head of Italy's football federation (FIGC) Gabriele Gravina has said he hopes that some fans can be allowed back into stadiums to watch matches before the end of the current season.

This week it was decided that extra-time would be scrapped for the cup ties, which will go straight to a penalty shootout if they remain level on aggregate after the second leg.