JUVENTUS superstar Paulo Dybala has confirmed he and his girlfriend have tested positive for coronavirus.
The Argentina international, a club team-mate of Cristiano Ronaldo, wrote on Instagram: “Hi everyone, I just wanted to inform you that we have received the results for the Covid-19 test and both Oriana and I have tested positive.
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“Luckily we are in perfect conditions. Thanks for your messages.”
Dybala’s girlfriend Oriana Sabatini – an Argentine singer, actress and model – is the niece of former tennis player Gabriela Sabatini, the 1990 US Open champion.
Dybala’s Juve team-mates Blaise Matuidi and Daniele Rugani also tested positive for the killer virus earlier this month.
Rugani, 25, from Lucca in Italy, was the first Serie A player to contract the bug.
His girlfriend later admitted she was “afraid” after revealing she was pregnant following her man’s diagnosis.
Italy has been totally torn apart by the coronavirus pandemic.
Some 793 people have died in the past day, taking the total in the country to 4,825.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was among the first to test positive in this country – but says he is feeling better.
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Today it was announced that three Portsmouth players are confirmed cases, with the club still waiting on the results of half the squad.
Coronavirus has totally decimated the sporting calendar, with all football in Italy suspended indefinitely.
The UK is trying to pull together as a nation during the unprecedented times, but Chelsea star Willian is desperate to return to Brazil because it is “like war” in London.
He told Gazeta Esportiva: “At the moment, I’m alone. My wife and daughters are in Brazil. I had made a schedule before that. They went first, I was going to have a break and I was going too.
“Now, I’m checking here, if I have authorisation from the club.
“We’re deciding, they are about to come back here, but as there was a meeting and there was a definition here, they postponed the league until April 30th. With that fact, I’m trying to get permission from the club to be able to go.
“I explained the situation, I’m trying to get authorisation.
“I heard that players from other clubs are going to Brazil too, maybe being close to the family at this moment.”
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