There are 26 Serie A players who are currently positive for COVID-19 and FIGC President Gabriele Gravina urged everyone to ‘rigorously apply the protocol.’
Genoa are the epicentre with 17 cases, along with five members of staff, while the number of positives at Inter has climbed to four.
Meanwhile, the controversy over Napoli’s refusal to attend the Juventus match last weekend, as the ASL local health authority intervened to say they could not travel, drags on with a verdict postponed.
There are 26 Serie A players who are currently positive for COVID-19 and FIGC President Gabriele Gravina urged everyone to ‘rigorously apply the protocol.’
Genoa are the epicentre with 17 cases, along with five members of staff, while the number of positives at Inter has climbed to four.
Meanwhile, the controversy over Napoli’s refusal to attend the Juventus match last weekend, as the ASL local health authority intervened to say they could not travel, drags on with a verdict postponed.
“Over the last few days, a series of comments have caused further confusion and fuelled pointless tension,” wrote Gravina in a statement.
“What we ask is for everyone to rigorously apply the protocol, because it represents the only reliable instrument we have to guarantee that sporting competitions can continue the way they have started.
“The FIGC shared a clear approach with the Minister for Health Roberto Speranza and Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora, and only thanks to this rapport of mutual trust and collaboration can we face all the difficulties connected to this terrible pandemic.
“We are well aware that with this surge in cases, the issue of reopening the stadiums to fans must not be a priority.”