Inter Vs Venezia Threatened To Be Postponed, 14 Away Team Players Positive For COVID-19

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JAKARTA - The match week 23 of the Italian League between Inter Milan vs Venice, which was originally scheduled to take place at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Saturday, is threatened to be postponed. The visiting team's squad has been hit by a spike in COVID-19 cases.

According to a report quoted by Reuters as quoted by Antara, Friday, there were ten new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Venezia squad.

Overall Venezia stated that in their squad there are now 14 active cases of COVID-19, but the team did not specify how many players were exposed.

"Information has been passed on to health authorities and those who have been exposed are currently in isolation," the statement said.

The Italian league just this week agreed to a new sports health protocol in which a match will be suspended if at least 35 percent of a team's 25-player squad tests positive for COVID-19 or as many as nine players.

So far in the Italian top flight there have been five matches suspended due to COVID-19, including Inter's trip to Bologna which was originally scheduled for 7 January.

Despite playing one game less, Inter still sits at the top of the standings with a two-point advantage over city rivals AC Milan who are in second place.

Meanwhile, Venezia, who has just returned to the highest caste after 19 years, is now in 17th position with a distance of two points from the relegation zone.