Coronavirus: AS Roma to dedicate their first home match to honour and celebrate medical workers

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced many sporting events to halt and get them postponed to a future date. Players are self-isolating themselves and are even asking their fans to do the same.

It will be long before all sports actives return back and football club AS Roma have announced that once football returns they will 'dedicate their first home match' to honour and celebrate the medical workers.

The club also announced that they will make up to 5,000 tickets available free to medical workers for the first home game. They will honour the medical workers in Italy who have lost their lives during this crisis.

#ASRoma has today announced that it will dedicate its first home match in front of fans after football returns to honouring and celebrating the medical workers who have been on the frontline of the battle against #COVID19.
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— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 28, 2020

In a statement, AS Roma further stated that it will also donate a proportion of every ticket sold for the game to the club's Covid-19 fundraising campaign to help buy hospital equipment and medical supplies in Rome.

According to the club, over 51 medical workers have died in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic, while many more have died in Iran, China, Indonesia, and other countries.

The club, through its fundraising, has already raised over EUR530,000 - including a day's wages donated by Roma's players and technical staff.