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Italy vs England in Six Nations to be played behind closed doors due to coronavirus concerns – Sky Sports, Skysports.com

Italy vs England in Six Nations to be played behind closed doors due to coronavirus concerns – Sky Sports, Skysports.com
                      

            There are more than 3, coronavirus cases in Italy and more than deaths

         

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Italy vs England is set to go ahead as it stands but behind closed doorsItaly vs England is set to go ahead as it stands but behind closed doors                 

                     

                    

                Italy vs England is set to go ahead as it stands but behind closed doors

                                    Italy’s Six Nations match against England on March is set to be played behind closed doors as the Italian government say supporters will not be able to attend any sporting events until April 3, due to coronavirus concerns.         

The announcement comes just 10 days before the match is due to be played and means, as it stands, the only game postponed at this year Six Nations is the match between Ireland and Italy in Dublin, which was meant to take place this weekend.

England were also set to play in Italy in the women’s Six Nations on Sunday March .

Italy sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora had earlier said on Wednesday he wanted sport to go on.

The decision will also affect two Pro matches, Serie A football matches, and Juventus’ Champions League last – second leg with Lyon which is scheduled for March 20 in Turin.

Serie A impact

Serie A is likely to resume i n full this weekend after just four matches took place last weekend with fans present as they were taking place in areas that had not been affected by measures to control the outbreak.

Representatives from the Serie A clubs met on Wednesday at the Italian Olympic Committee’s headquarters at the Foro Italico in Rome to debate on the plan of action for all top-flight games affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

Thirty-two Serie A matches will be played without any supporters

However, only eight clubs – Inter, Juventus, Milan, Roma, Sassuolo, Udinese, Lazio, Fiorentina and Atalanta – sent club representatives to the assembly, six clubs short of the minimum number of representatives legally required for the assembly to take place, meaning they would have to abide by the government decision.

Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta was in favor of playing matches behind closed doors as it would preserve the regular course of the season.

“It’s a very tough moment, our goal is to carry out the season with the maximum uniformity, without creating any imbalance,” Marotta told Sky in Italy reporters hours before the decision was made.

“We’re going through days of big changes. To play behind closed doors could be the only tool to finish the season in light of the restrictions that the government is rightly pointing out to us. “

Davis Cup impact

In tennis, Italy is set to play South Korea in a Davis Cup qualifier this weekend in Cagliari, Sardinia.

World No Fabio Fognini is expected to lead his country in the ‘World Cup of Tennis’ at the Circolo Tennis Cagliari.

There are more than 3, 03 coronavirus cases in Italy and more than deaths.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte decided on Wednesday to close all schools and universities until mid-March. A decree on Sunday extended the suspension of all sporting events in Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna until March 8.

The region of Lombardy is the epicen tre of Italy’s outbreak and there are further clusters in the other two northern regions.

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