The Wednesday Italian Cup game between Juventus and AC Milan which is the semi-final second leg in Turin, has been postponed over the spread of coronavirus.
Both Juventus and AC Milan have confirmed the latest about the Italian Cup, as the postponement came as after the Civil Protection Agency said 27 people had died of the illness in Italy in 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 79.
Sports events have been banned in three regions – Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna – plus two provinces.
The two teams were due to meet at Allianz Arena with the tie finely balanced at 1-1 after Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty for Juve to rescue a draw in the first leg.
Napoli are due to host Inter Milan in the other Coppa Italia game on Thursday.
Only four Serie A matches took place last weekend, while the entire Swiss top flight has been suspended until 23 March.
Juvenuts confirming the postponement of their Italian cup, where they said:
“Important update on the Italian Cup semi-final match between Juventus and Milan, which was initially scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday 4 March at 8.45 pm at Allianz Stadium.
The game has been postponed to a date yet to be confirmed, as announced by Lega Serie A, after taking action from the order of the Prefecture of Turin n.14801 / 2019 / Area1 of 3 March 2020, which was issued after today’s meeting concluded”.