Milan duo plan Champions move
Milan and Inter could play their home UEFA Champions League fixtures away from the San Siro if the stadium does not comply with the new safety regulations.
The Italian Government approved a severe decree aimed at fighting football-related violence after a police officer was killed in Catania last Friday.
The anti-hooliganism laws include the fact that games will have to be played behind closed doors in the stadiums that do not meet the required security standards.
Only four stadiums in Serie A are in line with the regulations – Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, Palermo’s Stadio Renzo Barbera, Turin’s Stadio Olimpico and the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Siena. The rest, including Milan’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, require varying degrees of work to comply with the new safety requirements.
A special government committee will carry out a check at every Serie A stadium today before deciding which are fit to reopen to spectators this weekend.
If the committee confirms that the San Siro cannot host spectators, Inter and Milan might move their home Champions League ties to other stadiums.
Inter are considering the idea of playing the February 21 match with Valencia in Genoa or Palermo, whereas the Rossoneri might host Celtic on March 7 across the border in France or Swizterland.
UEFA will have to authorise the change of venue in both cases, but reports suggest that the governing body of European football does not see any problem in granting the San Siro outfits’ request.
Roma's first leg tie against Valencia will be able to take place as planned in the Stadio Olimpico on February 21.
Meanwhile, Livorno's UEFA Cup Round of 32 first leg match with Espanyol on Fenruary 14 and Parma's second leg match with Braga on February 22 may also be affected.
Source: C4 Football Italia
The Italian Government approved a severe decree aimed at fighting football-related violence after a police officer was killed in Catania last Friday.
The anti-hooliganism laws include the fact that games will have to be played behind closed doors in the stadiums that do not meet the required security standards.
Only four stadiums in Serie A are in line with the regulations – Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, Palermo’s Stadio Renzo Barbera, Turin’s Stadio Olimpico and the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Siena. The rest, including Milan’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, require varying degrees of work to comply with the new safety requirements.
A special government committee will carry out a check at every Serie A stadium today before deciding which are fit to reopen to spectators this weekend.
If the committee confirms that the San Siro cannot host spectators, Inter and Milan might move their home Champions League ties to other stadiums.
Inter are considering the idea of playing the February 21 match with Valencia in Genoa or Palermo, whereas the Rossoneri might host Celtic on March 7 across the border in France or Swizterland.
UEFA will have to authorise the change of venue in both cases, but reports suggest that the governing body of European football does not see any problem in granting the San Siro outfits’ request.
Roma's first leg tie against Valencia will be able to take place as planned in the Stadio Olimpico on February 21.
Meanwhile, Livorno's UEFA Cup Round of 32 first leg match with Espanyol on Fenruary 14 and Parma's second leg match with Braga on February 22 may also be affected.
Source: C4 Football Italia
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