FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 First Leg - Atalanta v Valencia - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 19, 2020. Atalanta's Josip Ilicic celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian club Atalanta have confirmed that their Champions League match away to Valencia on Tuesday will be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus and an order from the Spanish Health Ministry.
Atalanta, based in the northern city of Bergamo, said it had received a letter from European soccer body UEFA saying that "the match can go ahead but must be behind closed doors with no ticket holders".
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