Coronavirus: Roma will not travel for Sevilla match as plane unauthorised to land
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in CoronaVirus Watch. | 11 March 2020 | 800 Views
Tags: Football, Roma, Sevilla, Uefa Europa League
Roma have announced they will not travel to Spain for the first leg of their Europa League last-16 match against Sevilla on Thursday.
The Italian club said on Twitter on Wednesday that their "plane from Italy was not authorised to land in Spain", adding UEFA would provide a further update.
Both legs of the tie had been due to take place behind closed doors.
Italy is in lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak, with significant travel restrictions in place across the country.
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