Saturday's Serie A fixtures may be suspended along with other sports events in Italy because of the funeral for Pope Francis in Rome. Giovanni Malago, president of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has asked for this measure to be taken after the government declared five days of national mourning. Malago also asked for a minute of silence to be observed before all sports events during the week. The three Serie A matches scheduled for Saturday have reportedly already been postponed: Inter Milan v Roma, Lazio v Parma and Como v Genoa. The league is yet to confirm the postponement. The Women's Six Nations rugby union match between Italy and wales in Parma on Saturday will also be affected. Dignitaries and visitors from around the world are expected to be in Rome for the funeral of the pope who died on Monday morning following a stroke and heart failure, according to the Vatican. They are to include United States president Donald Trump, in what will be his first trip abroad since starting his second term in January. Monday's four Serie A Games were postponed and have been rearranged for Wednesday. In Argentina the late Pope is being honoured at his local hometown soccer club in Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo de Almagro, where the football-loving head of the Roman Catholic Church remained a member during his 12-year papacy. Fans from the first-tier Primera División club started gathering from Monday at the club's chapel to the south-west of the Argentine capital to bid farewell to their best-known member. Special commemorative jerseys will be worn for Saturday's match against Rosario Central, club president Marcelo Moretti said. with Reuters