Italy’s professional footballers union, the AIC, is threatening to strike over the health risks of its members continuing to work during the coronavirus crisis in the country.
There have been over 5,000 confirmed cases of the illness in the country, with more than 230 people having died, leading to the government locking down large parts of the country, with an estimated 16 million citizens quarantined.
Nevertheless, football in Serie A has continued to be played, albeit amid a flurry of postponements, with matches set to take place behind closed doors until early April.