Italian Serie A matches postponed over coronavirus fears

News24
29 Feb 2020, 22:12 GMT+10

Rome - Five Italian Serie A weekend matches including Sunday's clash between Juventus and Inter Milan have been postponed due to the coronavirus, the Italian football league said Saturday.

Other matches called off were AC Milan v Genoa, Parma v SPAL, Sassuolo v Brescia and Udinese v Fiorentina, the league said in a statement Saturday.

The matches had been scheduled to be played behind closed doors.

Italy is the country hardest hit by the virus outbreak, with 650 cases and 17 deaths - mostly in cities in the north.

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