There was a time a few months ago when any discussion of resuming action in Italy seemed out of place. The coronaire hit the Mediterranean every day, with areas such as Lombardy counting thousands of casualties.
And yet. Three months and three days after the last matches of Serie A, football is returning to the neighboring country, with the semifinals of the Cup! The government gave the final "OK" yesterday, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte saying that "I signed the decree that allows sporting events, and therefore Coppa Italia, of course closed doors and with the health protocols to be observed literally" .
Juventus and Milan will face each other tonight in their rematch 1-1 on February 13, almost four months ago. It seems far away, as if it was a race for another season. Normally, this event would have ended a few weeks ago and today the Euro of 2020 would start. Turkey-Italy first match, based in Rome. If someone told us five months ago that such an institution would be canceled along with the Tokyo Olympics, we would probably be skeptical. But the reality of the corona is just that.
After the first finalist emerges, the second will be announced on Saturday, after Napoli-Inter. The "Partenopei" had won 1-0 in the first match, so they have the first reason to get the ticket for the final. A final that will take place on Wednesday, June 17, at the empty "Olympico".
At the same time, UEFA is said to have decided to hold the next phases in the Champions and Europa League in the form of… Final-8. The place roared on Thursday night, that only the final consent of the Federation remains to be held for the matches of the top inter-club competition in Lisbon and those of the second one in Germany. Opportunity for Olympiakos to pass the Wolves as well, in single matches in a neutral home, everything is done γίνονται
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