1,000 fans attend Parma-Napoli match as Italy ease COVID restrictions
VIDEO SHOWS: SOCCER SUPPORTERS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS ARRIVING AT STADIUM, FANS WALKING TO SECURITY CHECK, STILL PICTURE OF STAFF MEMBER TAKING TEMPERATURE TO FAN, STILL PICTURES OF FANS ATTENDING MATCH INSIDE STADIUM RESPECTING SAFETY DISTANCE
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SHOWS: PARMA, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 20, 2020) (ESTE NEWS - ACCESS ALL)
1. FANS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS WALKING THROUGH SECURITY CHECK
2. SUPPORTERS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS WATING OUTSIDE STADIUM
3. WOMAN SHOWING T-SHIRT READING (Italian): "ONLY ONE SCREAM, 1913, GO PARMA"
4. SUPPORTERS ARRIVING AT STADIUM GATES
PARMA, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 20, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
5. VARIOUS OF FANS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS WALKING THROUGH SECURITY CHECKS
PARMA, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 20, 2020) (ESTE NEWS - ACCESS ALL)
6. VARIOUS OF FANS WALKING OUTSIDE STADIUM
7. PRESS ACCREDITATIONS OFFICE
PARMA, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 20, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
8. STILL PICTURES OF FANS ATTENDING MATCH INSIDE STADIUM RESPECTING SAFETY DISTANCE
STORY: A crowd of 1,000 soccer fans on Sunday (September 20) was allowed inside the stadium of Parma to attend the Serie A match between Parma and Napoli, for the first time since COVID-19 restrictions were introduced.
In Italy spectators have been barred from Serie A matches since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The regions of Emilia Romagna -- home to Parma, Sassuolo and Bologna -- and Veneto -- where Verona are based -- had already announced that fans could watch matches in their jurisdiction, but sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said the measure had been extended to nationwide on Saturday (September 19).
Temperature checks are carried out at the entrances of the stadium and fans must wear a mask for the entire match.
(Production: Alessandro Garofalo, Oriana Boselli, Alessandro Felici)
