The assembly of the Serie A football league unanimously approved a resolution that limits itself from January 16 for two rounds. to 5 thousand spectators the maximum attendance in the stadiums to counter the Covid emergency. On these occasions the guest sectors will be closed.
The emergency assembly had been convened today, January 8, a video conference with the club presidents was convened by Serie A League to address the issue of the emergency Covid in light of the phone call from Prime Minister Draghi to that of Federcalcio Gravina. In the interview Draghi had asked the world of football to evaluate the hypothesis of playing the matches behind closed doors.
Draghi’s invitation
The government’s concerns about the wave of the Omicron variant, given the possible given the considerable capacity of the stadiums, prompted the Prime Minister, Mario, to issue an invitation for collaboration on 7 January Draghi to the president of the Football Federation Gabriele Gravina, with the solicitation to evaluate the suspension of the championship or the holding of games behind closed doors to limit the spread of the infection. The decision is left, it was pointed out, to the Federation.
Gravina’s reply
Faced with Draghi’s concern, Gravina has already mentioned the stop of all the championships from B series down (la Series C postponed the recovery even further by postponing the third day of return), however confirming the will of the top flight to move forward. In stadiums, the recently introduced rules for attending sporting events already apply: outdoor stadiums have seen their capacity reduced to 50%, to 35% if indoors.
The sanctions
To access certain services and activities (restaurants, gyms, trains, buses, cinemas, theaters, stadiums, etc.) it is mandatory to wear respiratory protection devices of type Ffp2, with the ban on the consumption of food and drinks during the events. From 10 January the reinforced green pass, and therefore to vaccination (regardless of age): for the non-compliant there will be a risk of a penalty ranging from 400 to 1,000 euros.