JUVENTUS may project a hologram of Cristiano Ronaldo and his team-mates onto their empty stands to make up for a lack of fans when Serie A returns.
Top-flight Italian football will resume action on June 20 after Covid-19 brought fixtures to a halt.
Juventus are conjuring up ways to liven up proceedings without live fans and Cristiano Ronaldo’s hologram may be used at the Allianz Stadium
Serie A has not seen a ball kicked since March 9 with Italy one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus.
With the second highest death toll in Europe the country has been marred by the crisis and football will return behind closed doors as the world edges towards a return to normality.
As fans will be absent from the Allianz Stadium, reigning champions Juventus are conjuring up ways to add some excitement to proceedings in an empty stadium.
According to Corriere dello Sport, one of the methods proposed is projecting a hologram of superstar Ronaldo and his team-mates across the empty stadium.
It is still early on in planning but it is thought that Juve are aiming to put on a show while not distracting the players on the pitch.
Other football teams have come up with unique solutions to playing behind closed doors – German side Borussia Monchengladbach are filling their stadium with cardboard cut-outs.
With lockdown eased and the hospitality sector starting to reopen its doors in Italy, plans are underway for how football fans can finally return to cheer on their team live from the stadium.
Regulations permitting events of up to 300 people in a closed setting and up to 1,000 in an open-air venue have been been announced in the latest government decree.
The Italian outlet claim that if seats are 45cm wide, social distancing could theoretically be followed with fans in one of every three seats.
Football Italia report that Lecce president Saverio Sticchi Damiani is considering a rotation system where the club’s 20,000 season-ticket holders could share chances to attend games.
Other countries, including Poland, Serbia and Russia, have made it clear they intend to open grounds but with only 25 per cent of their capacity in use.
The Premier League announced it will return on June 17 and in Spain La Liga will start on June 8.
German competition the Bundesliga has already successfully completed three matchdays after restarting on May 16.
Cristiano Ronaldo and his Juventus team-mates could have a hologram of them beamed across an empty Allianz Stadium
Borussia Monchengladbach to be greeted by thousands of cardboard cutout fans as Bundesliga returns to Borussia-Park
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
