Because of corona virus: football games in Italy are canceled - are Inter and Bergamo also affected?

The corona virus now even has an impact on Italian football. Amateur games have already been canceled - will Serie A follow?

• The corona virus * even has an impact on sport.
• Now that two people have died in Italy, major events are in danger.
• Amateur soccer games and youth matches have already been canceled

Lombardy - The corona virus has reached Italy . Two people have died because of their illness. The virus * has dominated reporting for several weeks and is experiencing a new high with the two deaths in Italy. In Lombardy, the school and most of the shops were temporarily closed in ten municipalities. Residents should stay at home. Major events such as services, carnivals or sports events were prohibited.

Corona virus in Italy: football games canceled - Serie A also affected?

As the Italian sky reporter Gianluca Di Marzio reports, some soccer games have already been canceled. For example, the encounter between the senior youth teams between Cremonese and Brescia was canceled. A total of around 40 amateur games are said to have been postponed. The Serie C game between Piacenza Calcio and SS Sambenedettese was also postponed.

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In Lombardy, which is in a state of emergency, there are Milan and Bergamo. With Inter and AC Milan and Atalanta Bergamo, the two cities have three top Serie A teams. Milan have to go to AC Florence on Saturday 22 February. Inter and Bergamo each play their home games on February 23. It is not yet certain whether these will be canceled. Milan is about 100 kilometers from Cremonese.

Corona virus in Italy: football games canceled - judo sport also affected

Football in China also suffers from the corona virus *. There the season start was postponed to April. Other sporting events are also affected. A Formula 1 race has already been canceled. Judo sport is also affected. As in the Grand Slam in Paris two weeks ago, there are no Chinese athletes at the competitions this weekend. "We spoke intensively with the authorities in China and Germany," said the sports director of the German Judo Federation, Ruben Goebel. "It's also about a possible danger for your own athletes, that was a big concern."

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