Lazio v Torino abandoned after Torino banned from travelling over COVID-19 outbreak

Lazio, however, turned up to the stadium and named a squad that saw the game officially abandoned 45 minutes after it was supposed to kick-off. That, under Serie A rules, will see Lazio awarded a 3-0 victory with Torino set to face a one-point deduction but the Turin side are set to reportedly appeal the decision. Based on recent precedents, they have a chance of overturning the forfeit loss with Napoli undergoing the same issue.

The Partenopei failed to turn up for an away game against Juventus and were handed a 3-0 loss as well but that was overturned on an appeal with a rearranged fixture scheduled. Torino, however, have a bigger problem, as they haven’t played since the 19th of February but they are scheduled to play on Sunday against Crotone. It saw Torino's president Urbano Cairo confirm that the club are going to appeal the decision but he hit out at the Serie A's integrity and their decision to not postpone the game.

"The only logical consequence was to postpone the match. Now we await the decision of the sporting justice system. Obviously, we will seek every possible avenue to appeal.”