On a night when most Serie A watchers were left contemplating acts of God, Roma supporters saw the restoration of their striker’s sight continue
There are no instructions in Fifa’s Laws of the Game for what to do when the ground starts to shift beneath your feet. The second of Wednesday night’s earthquakes in central Italy struck at 9.18pm, at a time when nine Serie A matches were in progress, and was felt inside several football grounds.
Only one fixture – Pescara-Atalanta – was suspended as a result, and even then only briefly. Not all fans were pleased by referee Marco Guida’s decision to resume play after a two-minute pause, and a number abandoned the stadium. Although the tremors felt at the Stadio Adriatico were not too severe, anxieties continue to run high after the catastrophic earthquake in Amatrice in August.
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