Rome (AP) - Given the drastic measures in the fight against the new corona virus, Damiano Tommasi, as head of the Italian footballers' union, has called for the championship to be canceled.
"Do you need anything else? Stop football," wrote the long-time Serie A player on Twitter. He also sent a corresponding request to those responsible, including Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
In Italy it has already been decided that all sporting events will be held without spectators by April 3. In Serie A today, the league games canceled the previous week are on the agenda, including the top game between Juventus and Inter Milan.
On the night of Sunday, the Italian government decided to severely restrict the freedom of movement of around 16 million citizens in the north of the country. Among other things, the metropolis of Milan and the tourist stronghold of Venice are affected. Italy is the country with the most confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infections in Europe. The number of infected and dead people is increasing steadily despite extensive countermeasures. By Saturday, the authorities counted 5883 people with an infection. 233 people have died.
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Tommasi's Twitter account