Football news - Four Serie A games postponed due to coronavirus
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Updated 23/02/2020 at 17:49 GMT
Matches at Inter Milan, Verona, Atalanta and Torino have been called off in Serie A, due to fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus.
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Following the second death in Italy from the virus, Prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced that games would play in the northern regions of Italy affected by outbreaks.
"Minister of Sport [Vincenzo] Spadafora intends to suspend all sporting events planned for Sunday in the Veneto and Lombardy regions," Conte said.
Title-chasing Inter Milan's evening game with Sampdoria is the marquee match not taking place, with Atalanta-Sassaulo and Verona-Cagliari also abandoned. Torino's match with Parma was later axed too.
In Serie B, Cremonense's match against Ascoli and AC Milan's game with Fiorentina in Women's Serie A have also been called off.
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