Arsenal will play the first leg of their Europa League round-of-32 match against Benfica in Rome, football.london understands.
The Gunners will take on their Portuguese counterparts in a two-legged affair, with the first leg to be played on February 18.
Arsenal have been working with the UK government and UEFA to find a solution, with the first leg expected to be played at a neutral stadium in Rome
Under rule K.1.8 of the Europa League rulebook, it states "the Uefa administration … has the right to assign an alternative venue for any particular match or even to decide that either or both legs of the relevant round to be rescheduled and/or played in a neutral country (within the territory of a Uefa member association) and/or organised as a single leg".
Discussions are also ongoing over whether the second leg will be played a week later, with confirmation expected in due course.
Portugal, which is currently on a red list of countries drawn up by the UK government, is recording the most daily COVID-19 deaths in the world by size of population, health experts said Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Liverpool and Manchester City's upcoming Champions League matches against RB Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach have been moved to Budapest.
