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Cancelling Serie A season due to coronavirus would be a disaster & we must play on to respect the dead - Lazio sporting director Tare

The Albanian has warned football authorities against calling off the 2019-20 campaign, insisting such a scenario would lead to a "collapse"

If the current Serie A season is cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak it would be a "disaster", according to Lazio sporting director Igli Tare.

The Italian top-flight has been suspended indefinitely due to the Covid-19 crisis, with players and staff from all clubs across the league currently in self-isolation in accordance with new government rules.

The pandemic has hit Italy harder than any other country in the world, with 101,739 cases confirmed and 11,591 deaths recorded to date.