Croatia coach Niko Kovac warned on Saturday that the qualifier against Italy will have to be called off if the pitch does not improve. The 2016 European Championship qualifying match is scheduled to kick off on Sunday at 8:45 p.m. (1945 GMT) but Milan has been hit by flash floods and torrential rain, forcing both teams to abandon their planned training sessions at the San Siro. 'If the pitch remains in these conditions, the game can't go ahead,' Kovac said. 'The ball doesn't bounce, it would be like a game of waterpolo.' Croatia boss Niko Kovac (above) has warned that the San Siro pitch must improve after heavy rain and floods
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Milan has been hit by flash floods and torrential rain ahead of the match
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Both Croatia and Italy had to cancel their training sessions on the pitch
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Nike Kovac says 'it would be like a game of waterpolo' as it stands
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