Italian Serie A and other sporting events has been suspended in Italy due to coronavirus outbreak which more than 100 people confirmed dead and over 3,000 has been infected with COVID-19.
“All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday.”
The Italian government issued a new decree on Wednesday evening, with measures it hopes will help contain the spread of the virus.
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All sporting events throughout the country must take place without fans present until April 3. Schools and universities have been ordered to close until March 15.
Key games during the period includes Juventus’ Champions League game against Lyon. The second leg of the round-of-16 match is scheduled for March 17 in Turin.
Inter Milan and Roma also have Europa League games scheduled, against Getafe and Sevilla, respectively. Inter played Ludogrets inside an empty stadium last week in the previous Europa League round.
The decree also calls into question Italy’s Six Nations rugby match against England in Rome on March 14. That match will either have to go ahead in an empty stadium or be postponed. Italy’s match against Ireland, which was scheduled for March 7, had already been postponed.
As result of the novel coronavirus the Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) semi-finals of the games which involve Juventus vs AC Milan and Napoli vs Inter Milan was postponed.
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