"#AtalantaVillarreal has been postponed due to the heavy blizzard. The suit may be performed day after today with kick-off time nevertheless to be decided by way of UEFA," Atalanta stated on Twitter. It changed into later showed that it would kick off at sixteen:30 CET.
A bloodless snap has swept throughout northern Italy, and floor personnel at Atalanta's Gewiss Stadium had been sweeping snow off the pitch in an attempt to make it playable. However the icy situations endured and the snow saved piling up at the pitch even as it become being driven to the sidelines.
"Due to destructive climate conditions, the referee, along side the UEFA delegate and the groups, has decided to postpone the suit among Atalanta and Villarreal in Bergamo," European soccer's governing body said in a declaration. "An announcement might be made in due route about the re-organized date and time for this suit to be performed."
Atalanta sit down third in Group F and ought to win the fit with the intention to qualify for the ultimate sixteen, while Villarreal only want to not lose to hold qualification in 2d location in the back of Manchester United.
UEFA's selection become met with loud whistles from Atalanta enthusiasts inside the stands and a flare being thrown on the pitch, whilst Villarreal's players applauded the small group of Spanish supporters shivering inside the roofless away end.
