Cagliari’s game against Serie A champions Juventus next Friday is at risk after authorities in Sardinia again said the club’s Is Arenas is not fit to host a match.

The council for Quartu Sant’Elena, which is responsible for the area on the outskirts of the Sardinian capital where the stadium is situated, said in a statement yesterday it could no longer authorise the use of the ground due to safety issues.

It means that if work on the stadium is not finished this week, the game could be postponed.

“Following the last meeting of the board of supervisors, which confirmed the stadium’s shortcomings in terms of safety, the council believes that use of the Is Arenas can no longer be authorised,” the statement read.

The council’s statement supersedes that of the local prefecture, which on Thursday gave the club 30 days to finish the work at the ground, which is owned by the council and for which Cagliari have to pay rent.

The local public prosecutor’s office is carrying out an investigation into how responsibility regarding the stadium should be shared between the club and the council.

The row over the Is Arenas has lasted months, with Cagliari’s game against Roma cancelled in September after chairman Massimo Cellino urged fans to attend the game despite the club having been ordered to play it behind closed doors.