Juventus Defender, Rugani Tests Positive To Coronavirus

Daniel Rugani, a defender with Italian football giants, Juventus, has tested positive to the deadly coronavirus, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Naija News reports that Serie A club’s defender was confirmed to have contracted the virus a day after the owner of Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos, Evangelos Marinakis was said to have contracted the deadly virus and is now receiving treatment.

The Italian football club confirmed Rugani’s status in a statement released in the late hours of Wednesday, March 11.

“The footballer Daniele Rugani has tested positive for Coronavirus-COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Juventus said in the statement.

“Juventus Football Club is currently activating all the isolation procedures required by law, including the census of those who have had contact with him,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, Naija News reports that the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) after recently suspending all Serie A games indefinitely, confirmed how a shortened season can be accommodated in a statement.

“If the COVID-19 emergency should not allow for the conclusion of the league competitions, president (Gabriel) Gravina put forward some proposals that will be discussed in another meeting on March 23,” read an FIGC statement.

“Without any order of priority, an option would be not assigning the Scudetto and consequently informing UEFA of the teams qualified for Europe.

“Another would be referring to the table as it stands up until the moment the season was interrupted.

“A third and final hypothesis would be to organise play-offs for the title of champion of Italy and play-offs to decide relegation into Serie B.”