Stadiums under the snow

If you have access to the phone, internet, television or simply you have looked at the sky, you know it already: in Italy it is snowing, from Turin to Naples. In the myriad of characteristic, not to say historical, images like those of the Colosseum or the Maschio Angioino covered with snow, we could not help but dwell on those of the whitewashed stadiums, with their undeniable charm. Due to the snowfall, the Sunday match between Juventus and Atalanta was resumed, scheduled for 6pm on Sunday and postponed due to the heavy snowfall that hit Turin - which was followed by the surreal controversies on the turn-over decided by Gasperini and on the functionality of the Stadium. Bad weather has overturned most of the midweek program of the 28th round of Serie B, with as many as four postponed races: the fields of Bari, Pescara, Cesena and Perugia are impracticable as evidenced by the postcards of the snow-covered facilities that started circulating on social networks .

Scenes of chaos mixed with a strong sense of disbelief those seen in the capital and in Naples, protagonists of a real event: Rome and Lazio had to move their planned training to Trigoria and Formello, while in the capital of Naples the same thing happened at the sports center of Castelvolturno, completely impractical. Taking a quick ride in the boot, the snow has left no respite even seaside resorts like Olbia and Ancona.

Burian has also affected a large part of continental Europe: in Spain some flakes have also fallen in Butarque, the home of Leganés, and at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, where, however, no race was scheduled for the blaugrana. Neige has not spared the French Riviera either: the Allianz Riviera of Nice and the Louis II of the Principality of Monaco are whitewashed, even if the effect of the training of the Monegasques of La Turbie was more effective.

We move across the Channel and even here speech, even if the heavy rainfall falls London did not cause any inconvenience, but simply because the Premier League has experienced a turn to rest to make room for the cup races. The snow has lapped the south coast, whitening the Bournemouth Vitality Stadium and causing the postponement of the match of the Bristol Rovers, a militant club in the third series, due to the ice. On the other hand, the match between Peterborough and Walsall was regularly held, thanks to the same home footballers who gave a big hand to the stewards in shoveling the snow.