Coronavirus Crisis: Italy Suspends Serie A

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday announced that the Italian 'Serie A' football league will be suspended because of the coronavirus crisis.

"There is no reason why matches and sporting events should continue and I am thinking of the football championship," Conte told a press conference in Rome.

Italy's Olympic Committee (CONI) had recommended earlier Monday that all sporting events in the country be suspended until April 3 to help contain the contagion.

All Serie A football matches were being played behind closed doors.