More chaos for Serie A after new decree on virus measures

 Italian soccer was thrown furr into chaos on Sunday after government issued a new decree extending suspension of all sporting events in regions affected by virus outbreak until March 8.

ban will affect Serie A matches for third straight round of fixtures. matches concerned next weekend are: Atalanta vs. Lazio; Bologna vs. Juventus; Inter Milan vs. Sassuolo; and Hellas Verona vs. Napoli.

Governing body Lega Serie A anunced earlier on Sunday that it has called an emergency assembly for Wednesday to “examine consequences governmental measures related to coronavirus have had on fixture list.”

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Lombardy, which includes Milan, accounts for over half of cases, while Veneto and Emilia-Romagna have 15% and 17%, respectively.

All three regions have had ban on sporting activities extended. Schools will also be closed for at least ar week.

Four matches from last weekend were postponed and six from this weekend.

six from latest round were first set to be played behind closed doors before it was decided to postpone m until May 13,

re is little time for make-up dates considering all elite soccer competitions must be completed by May 24 because of upcoming European Championship.

Juventus, Napoli and Atalanta are currently involved in Champions League, while Inter and Roma are in Europa League.

Juventus, Inter, Napoli and AC Milan are also in Italian Cup semifinals, which are due to be played on Wednesday and Thursday in Turin and Naples. ban on sporting events was set to end in Turin on Sunday, while re had never been a suspension imposed in Naples, which is in south of Italy.