Team will not fly to Spain for Sevilla match

Roma will not fly to Spain for Thursday's Europa League meeting with Sevilla, after the team was declined permission for the plane to land in the region.

The Giallorossi were due to fly out on Wednesday afternoon for the first leg of the last-16 tie, which was scheduled to take place at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium on Thursday evening.

However, as part of the ongoing response to the Covid-19 outbreak, Spanish authorities would not give permission for the team's flight from the Italian capital to land in Spain.

As a result, UEFA subsequently confirmed that the match will not now take place on Thursday - and neither will Getafe's visit to face Inter Milan.

"As a result of the travelling restrictions between Spain and Italy imposed yesterday by the Spanish authorities, [the two matches involving teams from both countries] will not take place as scheduled tomorrow, 12 March 2020," the governing body said in a statement.

"Further decisions on the two matches will be communicated in due course."