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Italian Serie A News :: Genoa v Torino postponed after virus sweeps squad

Posted on 2020-10-01 by Gooner

Genoa's match against Torino on Saturday has been postponed after 15 team and staff members at the Ligurian club tested positive for coronavirus, the Lega Serie A confirmed on Thursday.

The third-round match is the first in Serie A to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic after the championship started on September 19th.

And the postponement comes just days after the Italian government allowed stadiums to open to a limited number of fans.

Genoa had demanded that the match be pushed back as the squad were unable to train because they are all self-isolating at home.

And a meeting of the Extraordinary Council of the Lega Serie A confirmed the application of UEFA rules whereby a match can only take place as long as a side have 13 healthy players, including a goalkeeper.

Goalkeeper Mattia Perin and midfielder Lasse Schone missed Genoa's 6-0 Serie A defeat at Napoli on Sunday after contracting Covid-19, and 13 others returned positive tests since the game.

Sourced From : THE LOCAL

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