Italy going back to games with no fans due to virus cases

By: The Associated Press Posted: 8:16 AM CDT Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 Last Modified: 8:17 AM CDT Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020

ROME - Italy is shutting its stadiums to fans again.

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ROME – Italy is shutting its stadiums to fans again.

A new government decree that will go into effect on Monday for at least a month eliminates the current rule allowing up to 1,000 spectators at stadiums for soccer games and other sports.

The move is part of a series of new measures put into place after new virus cases in the country approached 20,000 over the past two days.

Lazio's Joaquin Correa, right, and Bologna's Aaron Hickey, rear, in action during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Bologna at the Rome Olympic Stadium Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)

Serie A was finished without fans last season during the restart. Then the government decided last month to allow a maximum of 1,000 spectators into stadiums.

The new decree says professional games are allowed in outdoor venues “without fans in attendance.”