Soccer-Inter game descends into farce as Marotta criticises health authority power


  • Football
  • Thursday, 06 Jan 2022

Soccer Football - Serie A - Bologna v Inter Milan - Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy - January 6, 2022 Inter Milan's Matteo Darmian walks off the pitch with teammates after Bologna declared that they would not play the match because players and staff have tested positive for Covid-19 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) - Much of Inter Milan's pre-match ritual was the same ahead of their game against Bologna on Thursday, but there was just one very important thing missing - their opponents, as their Serie A fixture descended into farce.

Rising COVID-19 cases in the Bologna squad led the local health authority (ASL) to place the team into quarantine for 7-10 days from Wednesday, meaning they could not take part in their scheduled home clash with Inter, which was meant to kick off at 1130 GMT on Thursday.

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