Italy sports minister calls for halt to Serie A over Covid-19
Napoli’s Giovanni Di Lorenzo makes it 2-0 during their Italian Serie A game against Torino FC at the San Paolo stadium in Naples. – EPA pic, March 8, 2020.
ITALY’S Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora called for an immediate suspension of the Serie A season today due to the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 233 people nationwide. “It makes no sense right now, as we ask citizens to make enormous sacrifices to prevent the spread of the virus, to endanger the lives of players, referees, coaching staff and fans who will surely gather to watch the matches, by not temporarily suspending football,” he wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. – AFP, March 8, 2020.
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