The Coronavirus – COVID 19 outbreak in Italy, especially, in the Northern area continues. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) have called for all sporting events to be stopped until at least April 3, 2020. The CONI has authority over all Italian sports federations.
The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday 9 March 2020 announced that the Serie A football league, along with all sporting events in the country, will be suspended until April 3. For the moment, the Serie A has stopped after completing the Week 26 on Monday with Sassuolo 3 – 0 Brescia played behind closed doors.
Reportedly, there are about 6000 Coronavirus cases across the country. The Serie A Standing sees Juventus leading with 63 points, Lazio with 62, and Inter with 54. The only games, so far, that will take place behind closed doors are the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Juventus vs Lyon, second leg on March 17 in Turin.
UEFA Europa League, Inter vs Getafe on Thursday 19 March at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan.
UEFA Europa League Round of 16, AS Roma vs Sevilla on Thursday 19 March at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome.
Italy is reported to be the second most affected country after China where the virus originated.
Viste le misure urgenti in materia di contenimento per la diffusione del virus COVID 19, il Presidente @giomalago ha indetto una riunione straordinaria alle ore 15 in Sala Giunta con le Federazioni degli sport professionistici e degli sport di squadra.
Hello, my friends. Here are the 2019-2020 Serie A Week 26 RESULTS / Twenty-sixth Round on Saturday 29 February, Sunday 1, 8, Monday 9 March 2020. This will be a surrealistic round because it will conclude until Monday 9 March 2020.
The Lega Serie A postponed 6 games because the Coronavirus alert continues in Italy, originally scheduled for March 1 and 2. The Minister of Sports Vincenzo Spadafora confirmed the measure especially in the areas affected by the Coronavirus in Northern Italy. These are the games postponed and will be RECOVERED on Sunday 8 March 2020 Udinese vs Fiorentina, AC Milan vs Genoa, Parma vs SPAL, and Juventus vs Inter. Sassuolo vs Brescia will be played on Monday 9 March.
👉 Up to Serie A Week 26: There is a three-way race between Juventus (63), Lazio (62), and Inter (54).
The Serie A leadership remains the same. Juventus defeating Inter with a 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium reaching 63 points and keeping the first position. The goals scored by Aaron Ramsey and Paulo Dybala. The victory of Juventus is the perfect way for Cristiano Ronaldo to celebrate his 1,000th professional football game. Lazio defeated Bologna with a 2-0 reaching 62 points and is in the second position.
⚽️ Serie A Top Scorer up to Week 26:
Lazio forward Ciro Immobile with 26 goals
Napoli defeated Torino with a 2-1 reaching 39 points. Napoli remain within the European zone in the 6th position. Torino is in the 15th position with 27 points and the alert is high to start winning to avoid falling down in the relegation zone. Torino losing their 15th game this season. This was the 132th game between Napoli and Torino in Serie A and the 66th game played at the San Paolo with stats of Napoli 28 wins, 30 draws, and Torino with 6 wins.
My goodness sake! What a goleada! Atalanta is rocking big time conquering the Via del Mare Stadium. Lecce must have nightmares tonight conceding 7 goals looking just like “stop the killing.”
Cagliari vs AS Roma ended in favor of Roma with a 3-4 at the Sardegna Arena. Roma reaching 45 points remaining in the 5th position. Roma being -3 points below Atalanta with 48 points. Cagliari down to the 11th position with 32 points.
AC Milan failing to win the home game at the San Siro Stadium. This is a major step back for the Rossoneri on their quest to climb the Serie A Standing towards the top 6 positions to get a spot in the European zone. Genoa defeated AC Milan with a 1-2. It is an important victory for Genoa because now they leave the relegation zone climbing from the 18th to the 17th position reaching 25 points.
The changes were clear in the relegation zone. Genoa living the happy moment after grabbing the away victory against AC Milan and is out of the loop. The 18th position is now for Lecce with 25 points and a negative goal difference of – 22 after the super defeat against Atalanta. The 19th position is for SPAL with 18 points climbing from the 20th to the 19th position after defeating Parma at the Ennio Tardini Stadium.
Sassuolo completing the last game of Week 26 on Monday 9 March crushing Brescia with a 3-0. The highlight of the match included the message of Sassuolo forward Francesco Caputo celebrating his first goal showing a piece of paper with the message: “Everything will be alright, stay home.” The message in reference to the measure of the Italian government that all games must be played behind closed doors for the Coronavirus alarm.
54% Ball Possession JUVENTUS and 46% Ball Possession INTER Juventus 2 – 0 Inter
55′ Aaron Ramsey
67′ Paulo Dybala
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 2nd position with 60 points and a positive goal difference of +24
Inter, 3rd position with 54 points and a positive goal difference of +27
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
2
Juventus
25
19
3
3
48-24
24
60
3
Inter
24
16
6
2
49-22
27
54
The Derby D’Italia claiming the bragging rights is for Juventus winning the RECOVERED Serie A Week 26 game defeating Inter at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday 8 March 2020 in Turin, Italy. The Derby was played without fans following the orders of the Italian government that all games are held behind closed doors until April 3 to avoid the spread of the Coronavirus. The victory gives Juventus 63 points keeping the 1st position and the 2nd position is for Lazio with 62 points.
One of the highlights of the match is the celebration of Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo playing his 1,000th professional football game.
Juventus opening the score in the 54th minute. It is Aaron Ramsey to defeat Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
The second goal of the match is scored by forward Paulo Dybala in the 68th minute. The party is set for Juventus fans worldwide. Dybala defeating Handanovic with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Aaron Ramsey, wow, goal and now an assist!
Juventus 2 – 0 Inter, 68th minute goal by Paulo Dybala with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Aaron Ramsey. https://t.co/pBIKlHSbF3
Click the video to watch Juventus 2 – 0 Inter highlights including all goals on Sunday 8 March 2020.
Referee Guida will be assisted by Filippo Meli from the section of Parma and Ciro Carbone from the section of NAPOLI. The Fourth Official will be Fabio Maresca from the section of Napoli. The VAR will be Mazzoleni and the AVAR will be Giacomo Paganessi from the section of Bergamo.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of JUVENTUS: Cristiano Ronaldo with 21 goals.
Top scorere of INTER: Romelu Lukaku with 17 goals.
Juventus
Goals
Goals
Inter
Ronaldo, Cristiano
21
17
Lukaku, Romelu
Dybala, Paulo
6
11
Martinez, Lautaro
Higuain, Gonzalo
5
3
Brozovic, Marcelo
Pjanic, Miralem
3
3
Sensi, Stefano
Bonucci, Leonardo
3
2
De Vrij, Stefan
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 2 wins, 1 lost.
DAte
TO
Match
FT
ROund
26/02/20
UCLK
LYON – Juventus
1–0
1/8
22/02/20
SA
Spal – Juventus
1–2
25
16/02/20
SA
Juventus – Brescia
2–0
24
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 wins, 1 lost.
By Anna Italia
