Bologna-AC Milan soccer match postponed following extensive flooding

A woman walks by the Rhine River after heavy rainfall, in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Michele Nucci/LaPresse via AP)

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) 鈥 AC Milan鈥檚 weekend match at Bologna in Italy鈥檚 top soccer league has been postponed, Bologna officials announced Thursday following extensive flooding in the central Italian city.

The Serie A match had been scheduled for Saturday.

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, large parts of which have been hard hit by torrential rains and bad weather for days.

The game was not immediately rescheduled.

鈥淔ollowing the flood that affected Bologna, intense work is underway to clean up the situation,鈥 the city of Bologna said while announcing the game postponement on X.

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