Five Serie A soccer games in Italy were postponed on Saturday in an attempt to contain the spread of a virus outbreak.
The fixtures were originally due to be played without fans this weekend but the decision to call them off was taken by the league as part of “urgent measures for the containment and management” of the COVID-19 disease.
Italy has been struggling to contain the rapidly spreading virus with 888 cases recorded in the latest tally, making it the hardest hit country outside Asia.
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With clusters of virus infections in the Lombardy and Veneto regions, the biggest fixture lost from the Serie A program is league leader Juventus' home game against Inter Milan in Turin — a match known as the Derby d'Italia, or Italy's derby.