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Italy suspends the sport until April 3 for the coronavirus

Published:9/03/2020 - 22:54h

Updated:11/03/2020 - 16:39h

The coronavirus has extended with violence in Italy, something that has caused that it have taken the decision to cancel all sportive activity until 3 April

The coronavirus begins to have a quite deep impact in the world of the football and, especially, in Italy, that is the European country more affected by the epidemic, registering figures of 7375 infected and 463. In fact, the CONI (Olympic Committee Italian) has announced this Monday the suspension of all the sportive events until the next 3 April.

"After listening the opinions of all the presents (some presents, others through Skype), the president Malagò appreciated publicly to the presidents of the federations the big cohesion and the appreciated unit of purpose expressed in a so delicate occasion for the country and in particular for the world of the sport that does not have precedents in the history", prayed the communiqué of the CONI.

In fact, the measures in Italy have been conclusive and the Italian government has confined to all the country by the coronavirus. Until the moment, these measures only affected to the region of Lombardía and to other 14 provinces, but the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has extended the measures to all the country with guidelines very clear: reduce the mobility and remain home to avoid contagions.

"There will be a red zone, a zone restricted of the country and another no. Italy will be protected in his group. It treats to avoid the movements in all the peninsula, with exception of cases of need, by labour reasons or of health", said Conte, announcing the confinement of the country by an indefinite period in front of the exponential growth of infected and mortal victims.

The Italian prime minister has done even reference to the measure of the sportive events. "Not even we can allow that the parties of the league of football continue, regret to say it, but the fanatical have to take note", has explained Conte, in reference to the before exposed measure.

According to the informations desveladas by the half Italian The Repubblica, the Council of Federcalcio will gather this Tuesday to find solutions to the suspension. tantea Request to the UEFA that postpone the Eurocopa to expand the calendar of face to recover the no contested parties or even give by finished the season in the Series To.