Juventus vs. Inter Milan Set for March 8 After Postponement over Coronavirus

Juventus will take on Inter Milan on Sunday in Serie A after the original fixture between the two title-chasing sides was postponed because of attempts to limit the spread of coronavirus, per Football Italia.

The game will take place at the Allianz Arena in Turin in the evening, with AC Milan's clash with Genoa and three other postponed ties to be played earlier in the day. Sassuolo will face Bresica on Monday.

All Serie A games will  be played behind closed doors until April 3 following a government decree announced on Wednesday.

Here's a look at the weekend's revised schedule after the Week 26 games replaced the Week 27 fixtures:

Inter head into the game in third place in the table and can cut the gap to second-placed Juventus to three points with a win in Turin. The Nerazzurri also have one game in hand over the Italian champions and two on leaders Lazio.

Steven Zhang, Inter Milan president, backed the decision to play games without supporters in an interview with Simon Stone at BBC Sport.

"Closing doors but continuing matches is the right thing to do, the correct decision so that the people aren’t put at risk. Closing the doors to a match is difficult for many reasons and nobody wants it, but in the end, in order to continue with the calendar and continue with normal activities, we have to prioritise public safety above all else. Right now it’s the only viable option."

The outbreak of coronavirus has hit sporting events across the globe. Serie A fixtures have been postponed, as well as both Coppa Italia semi-finals between Juventus and AC Milan and Napoli and Inter.

Atalanta's UEFA Champions League game at Valencia will also be played behind closed doors on Tuesday:

A number of fixtures in Week 25 were also postponed because of coronavirus, including Inter's home game against Sampdoria. A new date has not yet been confirmed for the match and will depend on Inter's progress in the UEFA Europa League and Coppa Italia, per Football Italia.

The three other fixtures that were called off will now take place on March 18:

There is still no confirmation regarding when the rearranged Coppa Italia semi-finals will occur, with little space left in the fixture list because of the clubs' European commitments.

Juventus and Napoli are both still in the UEFA Champions League, while Inter will face Getafe in the last 16 of the Europa League.

Tuttosport (h/t Football Italia) have reported the last week of May could be used to decide the winner of this season's Coppa Italia in a "Final Four" format.