When SVT Sport reaches Ken Sema, he has just completed a training session with his Udinese, a team from the Italian region of Veneto. Veneto is one of the regions early identified as the center of the corona spread in Italy. But Ken Sema takes the recent corona hysteria with calm.
- It feels like the whole thing is enlarged in the media. It is clear that you think about it and wash your hands extra often, use hand spirit but life seems to roll as usual here. People meet in the city and they do not seem to be afraid, says Sema to SVT Sport.
"Don't get adrenaline rush the same way"Yesterday, the Italian government decided that all sporting events in the country should be decided without a public, at least until the third of April. For Ken Sema, that means four matches with empty stands, including Udinese - Fiorentina on Sunday.
- It will be incredibly special. For me, football is community with the audience, that's what makes the experience. It will not be an adrenaline rush in the same way, says Sema and continues:
- Now it feels like the conditions are the same, whether you play at home or away. We will not have a home crowd cheering on us or psyching our opponents. It is something that I have not been to before and it will be interesting to see how you feel before the referee starts the match.
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Ken Sema has scored two goals in 21 matches for his Udinese this year. The last match against Bologna went out with a feared knee injury, something that does not stop the Swede from playing.
- My injury is good now and I'm ready for the weekend against Fiorentina.