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Italian stadiums open in September

While in Italy they are pushing to have fans in Serie A stadiums this season, or September at the latest, England are aiming for October, announced Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Football resumed all over Europe after three months of lockdown, but the games are all being played behind closed doors.

As the pandemic eases in Italy, the first European country to be seriously affected, they are also calming restrictions on gatherings.

Cinemas and theatres are already open, albeit with social distancing guidelines, so experts wonder why stadiums are not treated the same, especially as they are open-air venues.

The Lega Serie A are pushing to have at least season ticket holders enter the stadium during the final weeks of this season.

“It’s true that there will be conditions to allow a limited number of fans to enter the stadiums, but the danger would be to allow 10,000 or 12,000 spectators to enter in the same place,” said Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora yesterday.

“It would be necessary to understand how to manage this flow. We are now a bit more that two weeks away from the end of the end of the championship and it would be difficult to organise this together with the Federation and the Leagues.

“My commitment is to implement this plan for September.”

Meanwhile, today British Prime Minister Johnson announced they hope stadiums in England will open their doors in October.

“We will pilot larger gatherings in venues like sports stadiums with a view to a wider reopening in the autumn,” said Johnson.

“From October, we intend to bring back audiences in stadiums. Again, these changes must be done in a COVID-secure way, subject to the successful outcome of pilots.”

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The pilot events will be two cricket friendly matches at The Oval on July 26-27, the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield on July 31 and the Goodwood horse racing festival on August 1.

There would still be social distancing guidelines in these events and screening procedures at the entrance.

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