Serie A Milan derby, Inter Milan bless Wuhan with "China cheer up" shirts

By Han Shuo | People's Daily app

At 8:45 pm on Sunday, a focus match for the 2019-2020 season in Serie A-Inter’s derby against AC Milan was held at the stadium in Milan, Italy. More than 75,000 fans attended the match. In the end, Inter Milan reversed the victory by 4: 2 and returned to the top of the league.

(Photo: Han Shuo/People's Daily)

During the game, the blue and black jerseys worn by the Inter Milan players, as the home team, had been printed the message: “China cheer up” with a man wearing an Inter Milan jersey hugging his friends who are holding the Italian flag and Chinese knot.

(Photo from the official site of Inter Milan)

Meanwhile, on the decoration plate, LED billboard and large screen in the Stadium Giuseppe Meazza, the Chinese message of "Wuhan cheer up" and the English message of "today and always. Together as a team" were displayed throughout the match.

After the game, the match-shirts worn by Inter Milan’s five players will be signed by the players and auctioned by the Suning Amity Foundation. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) outbreak. Previously, the Inter Milan Club had donated 300,000 masks to Wuhan.

(Compiled by Chai Ruxin)

Two dead as train derails near Milan: The Milan-Salerno train was en route to Bologna when it came off the tracks. (Photo: AFP)Two people were killed and about 30 injured on Thursday when a high-speed train derailed near Milan in northern Italy, authorities said.The accident occurred near the town of Lodi, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Milan.Lodi Prefect Marcello Cardona told reporters an investigation was underway into the accident that killed two railworkers."There shouldnt be other deaths," Cardona said, adding that injuries sustained were not life-threatening.The interior minister has been informed and the prosecutor was already at the scene of the accident, the cause of which was unknown, he said.The Milan-Salerno train was en route to Bologna when it came off the tracks. Video images showed one car flipped on its side that appeared to be still attached to the other car.According to initial findings reported by the media, the engine went off the rails and struck a freight wagon on a parallel track before hitting a railway building several dozen metres away.

Two rail workers dead as train derails near Milan

Two rail workers dead as train derails near Milan: Two people were killed and about 25 injured on Thursday when a high-speed train derailed near Milan in northern Italy, authorities said.The accident occurred near the town of Lodi, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Milan.Lodi Prefect Marcello Cardona told reporters an investigation was underway into the accident that killed two rail workers."There shouldnt be other deaths," Cardona said, adding that the injuries suffered by approximately 25 people were not life-threatening. All had been transported to the hospital."It could have been a lot worse," Cardona said, adding that there were few passengers on board when the accident occurred.The interior minister has been informed and the prosecutor was already at the scene of the accident, the cause of which was unknown, he said.The Milan-Salerno train was en route to Bologna when it came off the tracks.Video images showed ripped metal at the front of the first car, where the engine separated from the train. The first car was flipped on its side and appeared to be still attached to the rest of the train.The engine car could be seen resting on its side on the other side of a nearby railway building several dozen metres away.According to initial findings reported by the media, the engine went off the rails and struck a freight wagon on a parallel track before hitting the building.(Photo: VCG)

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