AS Saint-Etienne did not wait for the announcement on Monday noon by the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of the first death in the Rhône due to the Coronavirus to make a first decision in order to fight the epidemic. The Stéphanois leaders, in agreement with the medical staff, have decided that all training now takes place behind closed doors. This measure became effective a week ago. The Greens benefit from two days of rest after their draw against Bordeaux (1-1) on Sunday, they will not meet again until Wednesday.
The ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people until April 15 will therefore impact the reception in Strasbourg on Sunday March 22 (3 p.m.). ASSE has started to market places. In camera, the club will reimburse them to the general public and offer compensation to its subscribers in the form of a voucher to be used on another match. As had been the case when the LFP had sanctioned the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium with a closed camera during the coming of Nantes (0-2, January 12).
Before that, the next match in Monaco, Sunday afternoon (5 p.m.), presents two particularities: on the one hand, the Principality is on the border with northern Italy, where a home of Covid-19 resides. On the other hand, Monaco being a sovereign state, the Monegasque government could fix its own conditions as for the holding of the match, with or without public.