JUVENTUS star Douglas Costa has left Italy for his native Brazil alongside stunning girlfriend Nathalia Felix.
Costa is just one of few Juve stars who have been granted leave while coronavirus continues to cause havoc to sporting events globally.
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Douglas Costa has returned to Brazil with girlfriend Nathalia
Douglas Costa is not spending his time indoors
Italy is the worst European nation affected and it remains unknown if and when the Serie A season will restart.
Costa’s team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain, Miralem Pjanic and Sami Khedira have all left Turin to return home.
And the rapid winger is no different having packed his bags and headed for the South American country despite travel restrictions being in place.
Costa, 29, took to Instagram to give his 6.1million followers a glimpse of his glamourous lifestyle.
While Italy and England remain in lockdown, Costa showed off a picture of himself paddleboarding in the sunshine alongside the caption ‘home’ alongside a love heart.
Other images include him romancing Nathalia in his own swimming pool.
Costa is not the only Brazilian to head back home after following in the footsteps of Chelsea’s Willian.
The Blues granted the winger permission to leave London and return to be with his wife and children.
Chelsea considered his appeal on compassionate grounds and granted him leave of absence.
It is not known exactly how long he will be allowed to go for but he remains a key part of the squad and will be expected to be back in plenty of time to prepare should the season resume.
Nathalia appeared to make the most of the swimming pool
The pair were granted leave from Turn to return to Brazil
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Emmanuel Adebayor has also attempted to head back to Togo but his return has not gone as smoothly.
The ex-Arsenal, Man City and Tottenham striker was headed back to West Africa but got held up after a stop over in Benin where he and 84 other passengers need to isolate in a hotel for 15 days.
A whole host of Inter Milan players have also jetted back home including Victor Moses, Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Young, Christian Eriksen and Diego Godin.
Willian has been given permission to temporarily return to BrazilCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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