SQL Server for SharePoint farm

Hi All,
As per the best practice to setup the farm, SQL Server shouldn't be a physical machine instead of Virtual. I am wondering what is the reason behind it?
If we do setup the farm in Azure then will it be ok to use the VM for SQL Server since SharePoint doesn't support Azure SQL Server?
Regards Restless Spirit

Generally, for On-Premise, many organizations do not support or allow IT departments to virtualize database servers. This policy is typical in organizations that have dedicated database teams that tightly manage and maintain SQL Server. In these controlled
deployments, the database team has to create all databases. Virtualizing SQL Server is not an option
In Azure IASS, SQL VMs are supported
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/7/6/876E7EBF-47ED-488D-A861-13A020EB40BD/SharePoint%202013%20on%20Windows%20Azure%20Infrastructure_v1.pdf
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