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Serie A: Top-of-the-table clash between Juventus and Inter likely to be played in empty stadium amidst coronavirus outbreak

The Associated Press • February 27, 2020, 20:18:25 IST
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Four Serie A matches scheduled for last weekend were postponed, including Sampdoria’s match against Inter. Italy has the most cases of the virus in Europe

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Serie A: Top-of-the-table clash between Juventus and Inter likely to be played in empty stadium amidst coronavirus outbreak

Milan: Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte probably won’t have to sit through a torrent of boos when he returns to Turin for the first time to face former club Juventus. [caption id=“attachment_7612191” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![File image of Antonio Conte. AP](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Antonio-Conte-Inter-Dortmund-UCL-AP-380.jpg) File image of Antonio Conte. AP[/caption] That’s because there could be no fans there to see it. The Derby d’Italia, one of the season’s biggest matches, may be played in an empty stadium on Sunday because of the virus outbreak in northern Italy. The epicentre of the outbreak is in the Lombardy region, and Milan is its capital. “I hope that from today there will be a regression in the diffusion of the virus so that I, too, can go see Juventus-Inter,” said Attilio Fontana, the governor of the Lombardy region. “We’re monitoring the situation. I’m very calm. We need to see what the situation is. It’s the same as for the schools. We’ll do a check Saturday and then we’ll see.” Four Serie A matches scheduled for last weekend were postponed, including Inter’s match against Sampdoria. Italy has the most cases of the virus in Europe. Serie A president Paolo Dal Pinto sent a letter to the government on Monday asking that games no longer be postponed in the affected areas but played without fans in attendance, something which Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said they were in agreement with. However, no official decree has been made by the Turin council and Serie A’s governing body has also yet to release a statement, giving rise to the hope fans could be allowed in. Italy had 447 virus cases as of Wednesday. Twelve people have died, all of them elderly or suffering from other ailments, or both. Italy has closed schools, museums and theaters in the two hardest-hit regions and troops are enforcing quarantines around 10 towns in Lombardy and the epicentre of the Veneto cluster, Vo’Euganeo. Inter’s Europa League match against Ludogorets was scheduled to go ahead in an empty stadium on Thursday. On Sunday, Conte will return to Juventus as opposition coach for the first time since he left the club in 2014. Conte led Juventus to the first three of its eight straight league titles and also spent most of his playing career with the Bianconeri. “Football needs the crowd, to hear the atmosphere around it,” Conte said. “That’s the best thing about the game, the atmosphere around the football being played. These decisions have been taken with public health in mind but I hope that everything returns to normal as soon as possible.” Inter trail the Serie A leaders by six points, although they have played a match less. Juventus, meanwhile, will have to bounce back from Wednesday’s surprise 1-0 loss at Lyon in the Champions League. “We didn’t play the match we wanted. We have a lot of work to do,” Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey said. “Let’s focus on ourselves and do better than we did today, starting on Sunday with Inter."

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