A Covid-related no-show at Udinese looks the last act for Salernitana unless they can find a new owner by 31 December
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There were at least 16 Salernitana fans at the Dacia Arena on Tuesday. It is no small commitment to make a 1,000-mile round trip to support a team that sits bottom of the standings on a weeknight in December. The group came knowing they would not have a team to support at all.
Salernitana had been barred from travelling after two players tested positive for Covid, together with a third member of staff. The decision was made by the local health authority in Salerno, not the Italian
Football Federation, meaning that their fixture away to Udinese, in the north-east, was not officially cancelled.