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UEFA has decided that it will replace the pitch at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille immediately after the Group E match between Italy and Republic of Ireland on June 22. "The extremely difficult metrological conditions of the past few weeks [rain, humidity, lack of sunshine] have caused irreversible damage to the pitch at the stadium in Lille, in spite of a series of measures [suppression of pre-match training, use of fertilisers, seeding, mowing, light therapy and ventilation drying] put in place to regenerate the playing surface,'' UEFA said. The new pitch will be transported from the Netherlands and its installation will be completed on the afternoon of June 24.
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