MILAN (Reuters) - Talking-points from the Serie A weekend where only four out of 10 matches were played due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.
The six other matches had been authorised by the government, provided they were played behind closed doors, but Serie A, having initially announced on Thursday that they would go ahead without fans, changed its mind on Saturday and postponed them until May 13.Some clubs were unhappy at the decision to continue playing in regions unaffected by the coronavirus - such as Rome, Naples and Cagliari -- saying that either all matches should go ahead or none.
One is that the matches which were postponed over the weekend be played between March 7 and 9 -- including the heavyweight clash between Juventus and Inter Milan -- and the matches currently scheduled for those days be moved forward. Some teams have had two matches postponed, including title-challenging Inter Milan who are also involved in the Coppa Italia and Europa League and have players who will travel to South America this month to play in two rounds of World Cup qualifiers.
The ban on matches being played with spectators will remain in place in three regions -- Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna -- until March 8 at least, and could well be extended.
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