After the detection of Kovid-19 in 8 players in Bologna, the provincial health directorate did not allow the red-blue team to go to the Inter match, which should be played at 12.30 local time today (14.30 TSI).
Inter, on the other hand, came to the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium during the match and warmed up before the match.
The referee of the match, Giovanni Ayoldi, and the visiting Inter team waited for the Bologna team from the start of the match until the end of the first half, as per the competition rules. When the home team did not come to the field, Ayroldi suspended the match and Inter left the field without a match.
Serie A management will decide the outcome of the match.
Inter Chief Executive (CEO), Giuseppe Marotta, said in a statement before the unplayable Bologna-Inter match, that the decisions taken by the provincial health directorates regarding whether to play football matches should be limited.
Marotta noted that a roadmap should be determined between the Ministry of Health and sports authorities on how to hold competitions in epidemic conditions because there was great confusion on this issue.
In the news in the Italian press, it is stated that Salernitana-Venezia, Atalanta-Torino and Fiorentina-Udinese matches are not expected to be played in line with the decision of the provincial health directorates, as is the Bologna-Inter match.
It was stated that the Juventus-Napoli fight, which is another match to be played this evening, may not be held if the local health authorities do not allow it, due to the emergence of another Kovid-19 case in the visiting Napoli team this morning.
On the other hand, Serie A management, which rejected the demands of the teams to postpone the matches due to the high number of Kovid-19 cases, stated that with a new decision, the teams had to go to the field if a total of 13 players, 1 of which was a goalkeeper, would play. Even though there are 13 players in their squad, those who do not appear on the field will forfeit 3-0.
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