Financial meltdown at Parma has forced the postponement of tomorrow’s Serie A meeting with Udinese.

Parma have not paid wages to players or staff since the summer and new owner Giampietro Manenti has failed to make the minimum payments against debt which were due on February 16.

With cash levels at the Stadio Ennio Tardini reportedly dipping below €40,000 this week, Parma were unable to fund matchday stewards for tomorrow’s game and therefore requested it be held behind closed doors.

But players and coaches from both clubs have “expressed discomfort” over that proposition, leading the Italian Football Federation to order a postponement following a meeting held in the northern city yesterday.

An FIGC statement read: “The president has taken note of Parma’s request that Parma-Udinese, originally scheduled for February 22, take place exclusively behind closed doors.

“He has heard from the Italian Footballers’ Association and the Italian Association of Soccer Coaches who have expressed discomfort of players and coaches from both teams about playing behind closed doors.

“Decision: the rearrangement of the game to another date which will be decided by the Serie A.”