Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi went to the capital's San Filippo Neri hospital for checks on Friday after feeling ill early in the day, sources said. As a result her presence at an important meeting on AS Roma's plans to build a new stadium in the city is in doubt.
Raggi's administration has so far not given approval to the project and earlier this week Beppe Grillo, the leader of Raggi's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), said it may be necessary to build the ground in a different part of the city.
The club said it would be a "catastophe" if the project is not approved. Raggi has come under heavy fire after her administration was hit by a series of setbacks, including the resignation of several senior members, and she is under investigation in an abuse-of-office probe over an appointment.
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