the Italian football federation hopes that the players soon may be tested for coronavirus, so the season can be restarted.

The Italian Football federation, FIGC, hope that the players can be tested for the coronavirus in the beginning of may, with a view to re-open the season.

It says the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina, according to the news agency Reuters.

Serie A has been suspended since 9. march due to coronaudbruddet, and yet there is not set date on when the ball can once again scroll in the best Italian league.

Italy is one of the countries hardest hit by the virusudbruddet, which so far has cost 19.899 people life. 156.363 persons is on Monday afternoon recorded infected with the virus in the country.

Several players from different ligaklubber have been infected with the coronavirus.

Gravina said to Sky Sport Italia that he is determined to play the season out, no matter how long it may take.

– as soon As the circumstances are right, we will complete the season, he says.

the federation has previously stated that it hopes to be able to resume the season at the end of may,

Gravina says, that the linked as soon as will hold a meeting where a plan for the re-opening of the season must be added.

While Christian Eriksen, Cristiano Ronaldo and the other players in the Serie A soon, perhaps, can look forward to get in combat again, the Italian football fans may have to wait a long time before they may again come at the stadium.

It shows a leaked regeringsnotat according to the Italian sportsmedie Sport Mediaset.

In the memorandum is that, according to Sport Mediaset, it is almost certain that all the matches in Serie A will be played behind closed doors leading up to christmas.

There are 12 rounds in Serie A. Juventus top the table with 63 points. It is a single point more than Lazio in second place.

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