IMAGE: Fans wearing face masks sit in the stands
during the matches. Photograph: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images
Up to 1,000 spectators will
be allowed to watch the final two days of the Italian Open tennis tournament
and two Serie A matches this weekend and a Formula One race at Imola in
November, officials said on Friday.
Professional sports events
in Italy have been played without fans since March due to the COVID-19
pandemic, although some supporters have been allowed into pre-season soccer
friendlies.
Sports minister Vincenzo
Spadafora told reporters that fans would be allowed to see the closing stages
of the Italian Open in Rome on Sunday and Monday.
“At last, starting from the semi-finals and finals of the (Italian Open), a thousand spectators will be able to attend all the sports competitions that will be held in the open air and which scrupulously respect the rules on spacing, masks and seat reservations,” he said.
He added that it was “a first, but significant step towards returning, hopefully soon, to normality in sport.”
Later, the government of the Emilia Romagna region said that upto 1,000 fans could also watch certain sports events in its jurisdiction.
These include the Parma-Napoli and Sassuolo-Cagliari Serie A matches on Sunday and the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at Imola on Nov.1.
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