Four matches were called off in response to the crisis and games may take place behind closed doors as teams catch upMost players were already tucked up in bed by the time the decisions were taken. It was past midnight on Sunday morning but in Milan, Turin, Bergamo and Verona the directors of Serie A teams were still awake, working the phones, trying to find out whether that day’s matches would go ahead.On Saturday evening, the government had passed legislation placing 11 northern towns in lockdown, prohibiting travel in or out as they attempted to contain outbreaks of coronavirus in Lombardy and the Veneto. The same decree granted government ministers powers to suspend public gatherings. A decision was taken to cancel all sporting events, right down to the amateur level, across the affected regions. Continue reading…
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