Serie A 2024-25: Bologna-AC Milan match postponed following extensive flooding

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, large parts of which have been hard hit by torrential rains and bad weather for days.

Published : Oct 24, 2024 22:56 IST , BOLOGNA - 1 MIN READ

This handout photograph taken and released by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps of Firefighters, on October 20, 2024, shows a fireman working in a flooded area near the city of Bologna. - Italy’s northeastern Emilia-Romagna region.
This handout photograph taken and released by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps of Firefighters, on October 20, 2024, shows a fireman working in a flooded area near the city of Bologna. - Italy’s northeastern Emilia-Romagna region. | Photo Credit: AFP
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This handout photograph taken and released by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps of Firefighters, on October 20, 2024, shows a fireman working in a flooded area near the city of Bologna. - Italy’s northeastern Emilia-Romagna region. | Photo Credit: AFP

AC Milan’s weekend Serie A match at Bologna has been postponed, Bologna officials announced Thursday following extensive flooding in the central Italian city.

The Serie A match had been scheduled for Saturday.

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, large parts of which have been hard hit by torrential rains and bad weather for days.

The game was not immediately rescheduled.

“Following the flood that affected Bologna, intense work is underway to clean up the situation,” the city of Bologna said while announcing the game postponement on X.

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