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Earthquake halts play in Serie A game between Pescara and Atalanta

The ground moved for the Italian top-flight outfits as the Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia was rocked by a tremor which caused a short break in proceedings.

The earthquakes that hit central Italy on Wednesday evening saw play halted during Pescara versus Atalanta, with two more Serie A games affected by the tremors.

The first shock came at 7:10 p.m. local time, with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter scale, with a second shock with a magnitude of 6.1 following at 9:18 p.m..

Shocks were felt at Lazio versus Cagliari and at Fiorentina against Crotone, but the encounter between Pescara and Atalanta was affected the most.