Lippi wants Juve game moved from Turkey

Juventus coach Marcello Lippi says his team's Champions League match against Turkish club Galatasaray should be moved to a neutral…

Juventus coach Marcello Lippi says his team's Champions League match against Turkish club Galatasaray should be moved to a neutral venue following yesterday's bomb attacks in Istanbul.

UEFA yesterday ruled that the fixture, due to be played on Tuesday, will be put back a week to December 2nd but Lippi said that was not enough.

"People in Istanbul are fleeing and we are going to play there? It has no sense," he said.

"The postponement decided by UEFA is right and I believe that the inclination is towards playing at a neutral ground. It is not a question of fear but of awareness. It is a question of logic."

The fixture has little meaning for Italian champions Juventus who have already qualified from group D, but their Turkish opponents must win the match to keep their hopes alive of making the knock-out stage.

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