Will bologna and Inter Milan still play the 20th round of Serie A, which was scheduled for tonight at 19:30? That's a problem.
Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romana region, and the regional health bureau has stated that based on the current epidemic situation, the match will not be held in conditions and must be postponed.
The Italian Football Association held an emergency meeting and decided not to postpone it, as long as the team had 13 players (including a goalkeeper) must play as usual.
Inter are in an awkward position: the team has set off for the away game, the opponent is restricted by the authorities, and the Football Association is not allowed to postpone, what should the Nerazzurri do?
Inter made the helpless decision.
Teams will go on the road as usual and then play, and whether the opponent shows up or not, Inter will stay on the pitch for at least 45 minutes before finishing work and going home.
There is no way around this.
In this way, the match could be awarded Inter a 3-0 win. Of course, even if the judgment is awarded, the judgment may be changed later through appeal. Juventus and Napoli had a similar problem before, Juve scored three points in the sit-in half on the pitch, but then appealed to change the decision to re-kick the game, the whole process was like a farce.
Meazza North Stand, by refusing to accompany the team, made it clear that Inter was not rare in this three-pointer, and exposed a major cancer in Italian football - inaction under the guise of "Western-style democracy" is actually a tumor that leads to the inefficiency of the Italian Football Association, frequent farces, and poor problem-solving ability.
The North Stand is a die-hard organization for Inter Milan, and it is a tradition that every Inter away match – both domestically and abroad – organizes fans to travel with the team.
But this time, the North Stand did not follow the team, saying that although they will always support Inter, they should stay away from this "Italian style of wrestling".
The North Stand statement satirized FA officials and also exposed the culprit behind this wave of farce.
It is said that nearly 100 players in Serie A have been infected with the new crown, and some local epidemic prevention authorities have asked for the postponement of the game, which is also based on the needs of epidemic prevention and control.
At this point, the FA must come up with an effective contingency plan.
The emergency meeting did open, but as always, the venue was full of smoke miasma and chickens and dogs.
Some supported the extension, some did not, and the two sides quarreled and could not form any resolution.
At such a time, the responsible governing body should have taken control of the situation, made guidance, and unified its will.
But FA officials can't do it, and can only choose the most ineffective way to deal with it: let's vote!
This is called "Western-style democracy."
So this is what happened.
Over the years, There have been many problems in Serie A that have been ruined on this vote.
Over the years, the overall level of Serie A has not improved, the European results are dismal, experts have been suggesting that the best way is to reduce the league - Italy simply can not find 20 high-level teams to play in the top league, rather than catching some indiscriminate generation, it is better to downsize to 16 or 18 teams, and eliminate the low-level teams, which can not only improve the spectacle and competitive level of the league, but also reduce the consumption of players, so that they can play in the Europa League, or the Europa League World Cup competition, which is the most beneficial to Serie A.
The Bundesliga is an example - there are only 18 teams in the Bundesliga, with fewer rounds and low player consumption, which is a major advantage for players to go to Europe and compete. Italy can also learn a lesson.
However, this simply cannot be passed, because when encountering such a proposal, it will be a quarrel, and in the end, it will choose to vote to decide. Most of the small and medium-sized teams that support the reform are disgusted with change, they do not care about the overall level of Italian football, only know that if the league is drawn down, it will shake their cake.
So for so many years, Serie A has always stood still, standing still, and it is difficult to have much substantive change.
Ramp up business development? Changing the way broadcast fees are outsourced? Increase your new media promotion budget? Restructuring the Youth League to improve the level of echelon competition? Many of the proposals that could raise the level of Italian football could not be implemented because of such votes.
Because, all changes are bound to touch the interests of some people, who will vote against them, and even the best proposals are doomed to failure.
The evil consequence of this mechanism is not only that Serie A cannot be changed, but also that the gap with leagues such as the Premier League is getting wider and wider.
It also lies in one point: in response to unexpected situations, this noisy + voting environment, it is difficult to form a strong emergency strategy.
Now Inter is in this embarrassing situation, don't go away, right? It was Inter violation. Go ahead? Lying to win 3 points is not a tradition of Inter, turning back these 3 points and then being deprived by the appeal of heavy judgment, Inter white run a trip, boat and car fatigue, increase the risk of infection, all useless.
Hopefully, in the future, such farces will be a little less.
Interjection digression. On Twitter, when the author and the Italian reporter learned about the situation, the other party said that whether it is the sports department or the doctors and nurses, many people in Italy are envious of China's "firmness, determination and unity of will" in responding to the epidemic.
This made me feel particularly happy this morning.