Salernitana said on Tuesday that they have asked Serie A to postpone their home match with Venezia after local health authorities banned team members from playing following a spike in Covid-19 cases. The lower Serie A side will miss a second straight match after being barred from going to their final match in Udinese late last month as the number of virus cases in the playing squad and coaching staff rose to 11. Salernitana said health officials had ordered 10 days of isolation for those who tested positive, nine of whom are unnamed first-team players.
The body also ruled that a valid coronavirus “green pass” – which provides evidence of a coronavirus vaccination, negative test or recent recovery from the virus – will be granted to those who have come in contact with infected people for five days. Should quarantine at home.
Salernitana said those without valid passes have been asked to isolate at home for 10 days and anyone who enters those categories – a number not disclosed by the club – will be banned from playing. has given.
“Accepting the provisions of the Salerno health authorities, the US Salernitana 1919 has asked Serie A to postpone the Salernitana-Venezia scheduled for next Thursday, 6 January,” the club said.
Salernitana’s request comes after another day of new cases among Serie A clubs, with Verona and Udinese announcing 19 positive test results among their sporting squads and coaching staff.
Verona said eight players had caught the virus before their trip to Spezia on Thursday, all of whom have been vaccinated.
Udinese, who traveled to Fiorentina on the same day, announced that he had recorded nine positive tests, seven from the first-team squad.
Neither the club disclosed which players had tested positive nor what condition they were in.
No decision has yet been made on whether either club will be able to meet their first fixtures of 2022, as local health officials may prevent teams from playing for yet.
Torino also announced three new cases, while Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti will miss his team’s visit to fierce rivals Juventus after testing positive, as will player Kevin Malakut.
The pair join a list of Covid cases that also includes Viktor Osimhen, Elgif Elmas, Hirving Lozano and Mario Rui, raising the possibility that Thursday’s big match in Turin could also be delayed.
AC Milan, which host Roma, said an unnamed player had also tested positive for the virus.
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