Italian footballing officials were briefing UEFA's executive committee and new president Michel Platini at the European governing body's headquarters in Switzerland on Friday, UEFA spokesman William Gaillard said.

"I think we'll have to analyse what the Italian FA tells us, and then we'll have a decision next week," Gaillard told AFP.

Five Italian clubs are still involved in European competition: Milan and city rivals Inter Milan as well as Roma in the Champions League, Livorno and Parma in the UEFA Cup.

"Milan, Inter and Livorno are the concern," Gaillard noted, while underlining that the Italian list of venues that are safe from hooliganism appeared to change often. Roma was unaffected, he added.

"We'll try to find the best possible solution, which may include playing games at a neutral venue," Gaillard said.

UEFA was more sceptical about the idea of playing European matches in Italy behind closed doors, because fans from both teams would effectively be penalised.