Nonetheless, he is expected to try to foster a stable alliance with the PD to try to compete with the rightist bloc of parties led by Matteo Salvini's League which currently lead in opinion polls. The next election is due in 2023.
The Italian ambassador to the Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed Monday while traveling in Congo in a UN convoy, the Foreign Ministry said.
"He played well," Garin said. "He played really flat, really fast. The ball helps his game a lot and I hope he can play like this the rest of the year."
Some 140,267 swab tests were carried out in the past day, the ministry said, against a previous 121,275.
Italy has registered 77,911 COVID-19 deaths since its outbreak came to light on Feb. 21, the second highest toll in Europe and the sixth highest in the world.