Europa League: Inter Ludogorets

Europa League, return of the round of 32: Inter Ludogorets at 21.

Restrictions, bans on access to fans and the press, canceled conferences and Bulgarian players arriving in Milan with face masks, gloves to protect their hands, disinfectant gel in their suitcase and an epidemiologist in tow: it's the eve of Inter-Ludogorets distorted by the emergence of the Coronavirus. The stadium, as already leaked yesterday, will also be off limits for journalists. The activities of the eve, from the conferences, to the training open to the press until the UEFA lunch of the leaders, have been canceled. '' Inter - writes the club in a note - is taking all the precautionary and preventive measures necessary to protect the athletes and staff who will operate during the match. All the measures adopted, such as the closure of the hospitality spaces and the cancellation of all the activities that would have required the gathering of people, have seen the club make the utmost commitment and are aimed at ensuring the conduct of the race in safe conditions ''. It is the application of the decrees issued by the authorities following the emergence of the coronavirus. It will be played in a surreal atmosphere that nobody likes, not even Antonio Conte who will return to the Stadium on Sunday to face Juventus even in that case behind closed doors: '' It is certainly not beautiful, in the end football needs the public, to feel around the atmosphere which is the most beautiful thing beyond the game. But we refer to the decisions made for health reasons, but I hope that everything will go back to normal as soon as possible ''. There is concern above all for the Ludogorets who arrived in Milan on a charter flight in the morning. The Bulgarian team will always wear a mask and avoid contact with Italian citizens. Exits will also be limited and, once back in Bulgaria, the whole delegation will undergo a test to avoid contagion. '' Nothing like this had ever happened to me. On Monday, the coach, in the speech to the team - tells the athletic trainer of the Ludogorets to the Mundo Deportivo - asked the players if they wanted to travel. He told them that if someone didn't want to expose themselves to this situation, they would understand it. '' The coach Vrba recounted his feelings once he arrived in Milan: "Looking at the situation in Milan, I say that Italians do not take this problem seriously as it happens in Bulgaria". To calm the Bulgarian fans concerned about the health of the players, team captain Svetoslav Dyakov thinks: '' We are not worried. The hysteria is a little bigger than it should be. We will play a game. We are sorry because the stadium will be empty. We have been waiting for this game against a great team for more people to arrive. It is not good for us to play in an empty stadium. '' In the silence of San Siro, Inter will play the qualification in the round of 16 with the favorable result of the 2-0 of the first leg. Conte, who remembers that every game actually starts from 0-0, will give the least used a chance. Both Eriksen and Sanchez will see each other from 1 ': "Certainly these races are further tests to understand how some late players like themselves are physically and tactically and to see their condition". An Italian majority Inter will take the field in which six 'Azzurri' could find space. The last time it happened on May 28, 2017 against Udinese, even before in 2003 against Reggina. '' What we are going to face is a phase that determines our position based on the results. At the end of this cycle we will see what ambitions we can have, in what position we will be, '' adds Conte. An important week between Europe and the championship, with the shadow of the coronavirus that conditions but must not distract because Inter in the San Siro desert and then the Stadium will play a large part of the season.