In an interview with Italian radio station Rai show Radio Anch’io Lo Sport this morning, Inter chief executive Giuseppe ‘Beppe’ Marotta has spoken on the damage caused by Coronavirus.

The Coronavirus outbreak in Italy has wreaked havoc on the Italian football calendar in the past few weeks with this past weekend’s Derby D’Italia between Juventus and Inter among a number of fixtures affected.

It was initially decided that the game would be played behind closed doors but then later decided the game would not be played at all and re-arranged for a later date.

This was the third straight game of Inter’s to be affected by the virus with their match against Sampdoria postponed and their Europa League round of 32 second leg tie against Ludogorets played behind closed doors.

“As a citizen I am worried about the difficult situation facing the country with the risks we all run. When I have to deal with emergency issues, I try to be proactive,” he began.

“The league is a sporting heritage of our country and after the contradictory decision, it has led to the convening of the league council tomorrow to have an extraordinary meeting and arrive at a univocal and harmonious decision in compliance with the rules.

“There are ourselves and Sassuolo who have not played for two Sundays and this leads to a competitive imbalance and possible damage.”

Next he spoke on Inter’s postponed match against his former employers Juventus.

“I don’t want to argue anymore, I said what I had to. The League asked the government about playing behind closed doors and on Thursday a schedule was made subject to these measures but it is not clear why there was a step back on Saturday.

“I am not referring only to Juventus-Inter, but to all the matches. I am a director of a club that represents millions of fans and its investors.

“To play Juve-Inter on March 9 would make common sense but I want to be present at the meeting in order to evaluate the other ideas and then arrive at a solution.

“In my experience, the league has already been suspended due to unpredictable causes and then started again from the suspended day. Postponing the games instead and already setting a date, such as May 13, is something wrong. I am willing to listen to everyone.”

Marotta then went on to discuss the fact that the postponed Sampdoria match, which was the first match of Inter’s to be affected, still has no re-arranged date.

“It is a nice puzzle. If we were to continue on in Europe, there would be no more dates and this is incredible. It is not the polemical spirit, however, that I want to highlight. Mine is a proactive spirit, provided that substance and form are respected.

“I felt and still feel I am highlighting the gaps in a choice that has not been shared and this is the stem of my anger. There are many evaluations that must be made around a table and they must be made with balance and competence.”

He then went on to speak about the month of May which looks set to be absolutely packed for Inter as things currently stand.

“Until a few days ago a game was prepared which was then interrupted, not by an unforeseeable event but by what was already known at the beginning of the week.

“It is not possible for our players to play nine games in May, it means putting them at risk of injury and modulating training in a very difficult way.”

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