Italy could allow fans into stadiums from September

Football
By Reuters | Jul 27, 2020
Football - Serie A - Juventus v Sampdoria - Turin, Italy - July 26, 2020. Juventus fans celebrate winning Serie A in Turin after the match. [Photo: Reuters]

Italy could allow spectators back into football stadiums in September if the COVID-19 situation allows, sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said, adding that capacity would be limited.

The top two divisions of the Italian league, Serie A and Serie B, resumed in June following a three-month stoppage. However, all matches have been played behind closed doors since then.

"If the epidemiological curve allows, fans can return to stadiums in September," Spadafora told state broadcast Rai in a radio interview.

"Obviously, we cannot fill the stadiums as we did before, but we will have to respect a whole series of measures that are being studied at the moment." 

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