The Spanish government has reportedly decided to play the European games against Italian opposition behind closed doors as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak.
The Italian League has been affected by the outbreak and the games are being postponed left, right and centre.
In Spain they are now worried about the Italian fans arriving for their respecitve games and the front pages of the Spanish sports pages are claiming that the games will be carried out without spectators.
The Spanish government has reportedly decided to play the European games against Italian opposition behind closed doors as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak.
The Italian League has been affected by the outbreak and the games are being postponed left, right and centre.
In Spain they are now worried about the Italian fans arriving for their respecitve games and the front pages of the Spanish sports pages are claiming that the games will be carried out without spectators.
Marca writes that UEFA are “following the recommendations from the Minister of Health” and closed the doors on Valencia-Atalanta and Getafe Inter.
Atalanta are 4-1 up ahead of their match against Los Che at the Mestalla and the fans will not be able to attend their historic Champions League night in Valencia.
Getafe are preparing to host Inter in the Europa League and the match against the Nerazzurri at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez will also be played without spectators.
Elsewhere in the Champions League, Barcelona are also preparing to host Napoli at the Camp Nou and Roma should travel to play Sevilla in the Europa League.
Mundo Deportivo claims that the two mentioned games “are waiting” on a decision, whilst Sport writes that “Barcelona-Napoli is not at risk of an epidemic”.
It may eventually end up with four games behind closed doors also in Spain for the Italian teams.