Due to the growing coronavirus epidemic in Italy, the Europa League match between Inter Milan and Ludogorets scheduled for Thursday will be closed, Inter Milan announced on Monday. The same will apply to several matches of Italian Championship planned this weekend.

The Europa League match between Inter Milan and Ludogorets will be held behind closed doors Thursday, as will several Italian league matches scheduled for this weekend. The decision was made after the epidemic of coronavirus progressed suddenly in Italy. The number of cases increased from 6 to 229 in just a few days.

Six regions of northern Italy concerned

Inter Milan itself announced on its website that its match against the Bulgarian club would be played without a spectator. Italian Sport Minister Vincenzo Spadafora announced that the government has given its approval to the organization of closed matches in six regions of northern Italy next weekend in Serie A.