The Italian football federation board are likely to make the decision to postpone all Serie A matches until at least April 3 tomorrow according to a report in today’s print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport.

As the number of cases of Coronavirus continue to rise, drastic action looks set to be taken in a bid to try and contain the virus and prevent it spreading any further.

There are now over 6000 cases in Italy which makes the country and the second most affected worldwide behind China where the virus originated from.

Several matches have been postponed in recent weeks and a recent government order means all Serie A games will be played behind closed doors until April 3.

The report from the Milan based newspaper goes on to report that with all Italian football set to be suspended, it raises questions over what will happen with all of the upcoming matches in European competition that Italian clubs will be involved in.

Special dispensation could be given for these games to be played behind closed doors or they could be moved to a neutral ground abroad but ultimately the decision will come down to tournament organisers UEFA.