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Serie A and Italian Cabinet Agree to New COVID-19 Protocol

January 14, 2022 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Serie A

A revised COVID-19 protocol has received the seal of approval by Serie A and all interested parties. The Italian FA and the other sporting federations agreed to it with the government a few days ago. The technical-scientifical committee, which handles the pandemic-related regulations, greenlighted it today

Four Serie A matches will not take place today because of COVID-19. Salernitana, Udinese, Bologna and Torino are dealing with team-wide outbreaks.

Serie A Not Stopping Despite COVID-19 Surge, Tweaks Rules

January 6, 2022 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Serie A

Four Serie A matches will not take place today because of COVID-19. Salernitana, Udinese, Bologna and Torino are dealing with team-wide outbreaks. Verona, Sassuolo, Milan and Napoli have had multiple recent cases. The League council reunited yesterday and decided to forge ahead with no postponements.

The Supercoppa between Inter and Juventus will take place as scheduled on January 12th. The Serie A council turned down the proposal to postpone it.

Inter and Juventus Request to Move Supercoppa Gets Denied

January 3, 2022 Enrico Passarella Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Transfer Market

The Supercoppa between Inter and Juventus will take place as scheduled on January 12th. The Serie A council turned down the proposal to postpone it. The League remains strongly averse to moving games. The two sides requested it because of the recent reduction of the capacity of stadiums.

Serie A is back to 50 percent attendance, as the COVID cases in Italy and worldwide are spiking again because of the Omicron variant.

Government Reduce Capacity for Serie A Matches Due to COVID

December 30, 2021 Enrico Passarella Empoli, Italian Football, Napoli, Sassuolo, Serie A, Spezia

Serie A is back to 50 percent attendance, as the COVID cases in Italy and worldwide are spiking again because of the Omicron variant. The capacity was at 75 percent for the last three months. A few teams placed players in the Coronavirus protocol as they reported back from vacation.

Capacity in Italian Stadiums Will Soon Increase to 75 Percent

September 28, 2021 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Serie A

The capacity in Serie A stadiums will improve by 25 percent as the technical-scientific committee has given the green light to raise it to 75 percent. The body has guided the decisions on the COVID-related restrictions during the pandemic. Arenas had been half full to open the season.

Torino – Sassuolo Postponed as COVID Also Hits Inter’s Front Office

February 25, 2021 Enrico Passarella Inter Milan, Italian Football, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Torino

Friday’s game between Torino and Sassuolo has officially been postponed because of the COVID outbreak within the Granata, while a decision on Tuesday's match versus Lazio will be made later on. Also the entire Inter management contracted Coronavirus.

Torino Suspend Practice Over Possible COVID-19 Outbreak

February 23, 2021 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Torino

Torino announced that today’s training session will not take place as imposed by the local health officials due to possible additional Coronavirus cases within the club. Three more players reportedly tested positives after three got infected last week. Friday's match versus Sassuolo is at risk.

Breaking – Major Napoli Star Tests Positive for Covid-19

February 5, 2021 Michel Sakr Italian Football, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Unfortunately for Napoli fans, yet another one of their major stars has tested positive for Covid-19. The club's Twitter account has announced on Friday that Kalidou Koulibaly had caught the virus. Thankfully, the official statement mentioned that the Senegalese is asymptomatic.

Fans Unlikely to Return in Stadio Anytime Soon

December 15, 2020 Enrico Passarella Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021

Italian sport minister Vincenzo Spadafora admitted that it is too soon to think about fans returning in the stadia because the COVID-19 pandemic has not relented enough for it to be possible, even though they are working on it.

Cristiano Ronaldo in despair after Juventus crashed out of Champions League at the hand of Lyon

Ronaldo Tests Positive for COVID-19 on Portugal Duty

October 13, 2020 Awais Khan Italian Football, Italy, Juventus, Serie A 2 comments

Portugal’s preparation for their crunch fixture against Sweden suffered an almighty jolt as captain and star talisman Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for covid-19.Ronaldo is asymptomatic to the deadly Covid-19 virus and has not shown any effects. He has gone into self-isolation and will be unavailable for Portugal’s match against Sweden on October 14.

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