FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 14: Safety measures in place prior the ACF Fiorentina match between Maccabi Haifa outdoors Stadio Artemio Franchi through the UEFA Europa Convention League 2023/24 spherical of 16 second leg match between ACF Fiorentina and Maccabi Haifa at on March 14, 2024 in Florence, Italy.(Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
There have been requests to postpone Sunday’s Serie A match between Fiorentina and Juventus, and even when the climate scenario in Florence improves, a closing resolution has but to be made.
Florence metropolis council vice-president Alessandro Draghi requested on Friday to postpone Sunday’s Serie A match between Fiorentina and Juventus on the Franchi.
Heavy rainfall in Florence and its environment triggered flood warnings. On Friday, the Rimaggio stream overflowed in Piazza del Mercato in Sesto Fiorentino, and faculties remained closed in Florence and its area on Friday and Saturday.
The climate scenario in Florence, from the place we’re writing, improved on Saturday morning.
As reported by Repubblica, a pink alert stays in impact within the Tuscan capital till 14:00 native time at present (13:00 GMT). Till then, Faculties, parks, gardens, cemeteries, markets, inexperienced areas, libraries, sports activities services, and museums stay closed. Cultural and sporting occasions have been cancelled.
Native authorities, firefighters and Civil Defence are nonetheless working domestically to make sure safety within the areas which were hit extra severely in current hours.
The developments within the coming hours will decide whether or not Fiorentina-Juventus might be performed or not.
The match remains to be scheduled to kick off at 18:00 CET (17:00 GMT) on Sunday.
