There was a state of confusion before SPAL’s scheduled Serie A match with Parma, as the players were in the tunnel when the match was ‘called off’, only for it to begin 75 minutes late.
The match had scheduled to begin at 11:30am GMT (12:30 CET), but with the players having completed their warm-ups and ready to play, the referee called them back into the dressing rooms following an announcement that the Minister for Sport was considering a total suspension of Serie A in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Following a 35-minute delay, it was announced that the fixture would go ahead, albeit at 12:45pm GMT, a delay of more than an hour.