Justice minister Humza Yousaf insists nothing will be ruled out after doubt was cast on the upcoming Celtic and Rangers clash.
Furious First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed on Tuesday she will seek "assurances" the March 21 derby can go ahead without incident after she was left livid by Rangers fans breaking lockdown to celebrate their Premiership title win.
Masses of supporters congregated illegally at Ibrox and George Square at the weekend after Steven Gerrard's side wrestled the league trophy away from their arch rivals for the first time in a decade.
Rangers are now set to arrive at Celtic Park in under fortnight as champions but Sturgeon, responding to a question from Scottish Green Party leader Patrick Harvie, admitted it must be ensured scenes over the past few days are not repeated while the country remains in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It's a message Yousaf underlined when asked if the game as now in doubt.
The Glasgow Pollok MSP told STV: "As the First Minister said, we will keep all options on the table.
"If football cannot proceed safely given the public health emergency we're under then all those options have to be considered."
Sturgeon revealed talks will take place between key stakeholders before any decisions are made.
Speaking to Parliament, she said: "In terms of future fixtures, I said in my opening remarks, there's a variety of discussions happening over course of this week, including one between myself and the chief constable later today.
"We will report back on those in due course, certainly before the scheduled Old Firm match on the March 21.
"The reason why we've tried to keep elite sport and football generally going, is not for the benefit of the elite sports people but for the fans.
"Everyone is being deprived of so much right now that the ability to watch a football match and cheer on your team on the television should be something that people should have the ability to do.
"But a minority can't be allowed to act irresponsibly.
"I hope we don't have to spoil that for the majority but we will have to assure ourselves that there will be no repeat of the scenes that we saw at the weekend.
"That, frankly, is still very much work in progress."
