England fans tempted to travel from the UK to Italy for Saturday’s Euro 2020 quarter-final have been told they should “watch from home” – and players will have to “make their own atmosphere” in the stadium.
Gareth Southgate’s side beat Germany 2-0 on Tuesday night to set up a showdown in Rome with Ukraine – but travel restrictions mean most England fans will not be able to soak up the atmosphere – and the summer heat – in the Eternal City.
Italy is on the UK’s amber travel list, and all UK arrivals in Italy currently have to isolate for five days.
Speaking to Sky News, government minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan called on England fans to ‘watch from home and to cheer on the team as loudly as you can’.
“Obviously it is very difficult not to smile just to see all those wonderful flags waving, it just makes you so proud of our team doing so well last night,” she said.
