(Reuters) - Getafe will not travel to Milan for Thursday's Europa League match against Inter due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, even if it means losing the tie, the Spanish club's president said.
The region of Lombardy, where Milan is located, is at the epicentre of Europe's worse coronavirus outbreak which has prompted the Italian government to impose a nationwide lockdown."We have looked for an alternative to playing in Milan," club president Angel Torres told Onda Cero radio.
"We don't want to be in the focal point of the coronavirus outbreak, we don't need that. We have also asked the federation to demand the suspension." Spain on Tuesday decided to cancel all direct flights from Italy -- though not to Italy -- for two weeks in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus."We don't want to run any sort of risk. We are really excited about this match but if we have to lose it, then so be it."
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