A report from today’s paper edition of the Milano based newspaper Corriere della Sera has criticised the decision to play Serie A games behind closed doors, instead suggesting that the league should be called off until the Coronavirus has been dealt with.

The report details how Juventus will face Inter behind closed doors in the Allianz Stadium in Turin this evening, despite the fact that the Italian region of Lombardy, where the Nerazzurri are based, has been quarantined. There are more than 20 regions now in the red zone, with most having top professional teams, creating a real sense of danger in the football world.

It doesn’t take time to defeat the Coronavirus, the report continues, but instead intelligence. Tonight’s game between two top Italian sides is simply a distraction, rather than helping the country focus on defeating the contagion, which has seen almost 200 people die. Juventus are currently second in the league table after playing 25 games, sitting two points behind league leaders Lazio.