The Omicron tsunami hits Serie A and creates chaos. Three games will not be played, a fourth is in strong doubt. Then there is Juve-Napoli, for which the Neapolitan ASL gave the ok but the Azzurri are decimated not only by the cases of positivity, but also by the quarantine imposed on Rrahmani, Zielinski and Lobotka, who nevertheless learned of the provision when they were already traveling and therefore I'm in Turin.
The championship that restarts from the second round on the day of the Befana with stadiums with reduced capacity and the obligation of Ffp2 masks for the fans, like the rest of the country, has to deal with the exponential increase in infections and the blocks of the health authorities.
Tomorrow, Atalanta-Turin, Fiorentina-Udinese and Salernitana-Venice will not be played for sure, the first two for the blocking of the grenade and Friulian transfer, the third for the quarantine imposed by the ASL that prompted the Campania to choose not to appear on the playground, not even with the youth teams. Bologna-Inter is also at high risk of being blocked due to the numerous positive cases among the Bolognese players.
In addition to Juve-Napoli, Milan-Rome, Sassuolo-Genoa, Sampdoria-Cagliari, Spezia-Verona and Lazio-Empoli will also be played regularly. However, Sunday's match at Unipol Domus against Bologna, which was cut down by the virus, is at great risk for the rossoblùs.
To create confusion are above all the various measures of the ASL, with Hellas Verona which, for example, is authorized to take the field despite eight cases of positivity among the players and ten in total, while Turin, not authorized to leave for Bergamo, presents eight cases of total positivity of which six among the players.
The championship therefore resumes in a climate of great uncertainty. In an extraordinary meeting, the Lega reiterated that it will not postpone any matches. So for the teams that do not appear on the field the usual process, 3-0 defeat at table and appeal, which predictably will win since they have respected a provision of the health authorities.
Meanwhile, after Serie B and Lega Pro, even the Amateurs have postponed the days, setting the resumption on 23 January.
