New Govt decree blocks Serie A games

That means all games based in the cluster regions – Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, then more specifically the cities of Savona and Pesaro-Urbino – will either be behind closed doors or not played at all.

This would include Serie A fixtures next weekend such as Atalanta-Lazio, Bologna-Juventus, Inter-Sassuolo and Verona-Napoli.

It is far from over, because the various Serie A clubs have already protested at the decision to postpone matches to May 13 rather than play behind closed doors.

They maintain this set a precedent and they will no longer accept an order to play behind closed doors.