Lazio-Roma at risk of postponement
Lazio-Roma at risk of postponement
The highly anticipated Derby della Capitale between Roma and Lazio is at risk of being postponed.
A powerful snowstorm hit Norway last night and tonight's Europa League match at 18:45 between Bodo Glimt and Lazio is at risk.
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The Biancocelesti will take to the field in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals and the kick-off of the capital derby with Roma is scheduled for Sunday 13 April at 20:45.
The UEFA summit will be held at 10:30 where clubs and local authorities will participate.
One of the options on the table involves postponing the match and, again hypothetically, the match between the Biancocelesti and the Giallorossi could also be moved as a result of it, writes Corriere dello Sport. The official decision will be announced in the next few hours.
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