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Serie A Players Who Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus

April 10, 2020
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Coronavirus positive Serie A Players
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The world welcomed 2020 with a lot of expectations, it wasn’t anticipated that a virus would keep practically everyone indoors and bring to a pause all the popular leagues in soccer. More than that, we fear a lot of things may never be the same again in the sport. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has wrecked a lot of economic damages to the sport while attacking some of the finest players. While we grapple to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, here is a list of Coronavirus positive Serie A players.

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  • Coronavirus Positive Serie A Players
    • 1. Blaise Matuidi
    • 2. Daniele Rugani
    • 3. Paulo Dybala
    • 4. Manolo Gabbiadini
    • 5. Morten Thorsby
    • 6. Antonino La Gumina
    • 7. Albin Ekdal
    • 8. Omar Colley

Coronavirus Positive Serie A Players

1. Blaise Matuidi

The French midfielder has been playing for Juventus since 2017 when he joined the side from Paris Saint-Germain. He had been on voluntary home isolation since the 11th of March 2020; about a week later, his club disclosed that he tested positive to the virus. It was said that he’s doing fine and showing no symptoms. The midfielder would later confirm this in an Instagram post, urging everyone to remain disciplined and united in the fight against the virus.

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A post shared by Blaise Matuidi (@blaisematuidiofficiel)

2. Daniele Rugani

Matuidi isn’t the first Juventus player to test positive, before him, there was Daniele Rugani. The center back who also plays for the Italy national football team made history as the first player in Serie A to contract the virus. To calm those who were concerned, the defender related that he’s fine and asymptomatic. He hopes that being the first Serie A player to catch the virus would help raise public awareness of the issue and thanked the medical practitioners who are struggling to care for all the people battling the virus.

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A post shared by Daniele Rugani (@daniruga)

3. Paulo Dybala

After it was authenticated that Blaise Matuidi has the virus, it circulated that his teammate Dybala had joined the list of Coronavirus positive Serie A players. The Argentine forward denied this specifying that he’s only on voluntary isolation. But then, he would later tweet that he and his girlfriend tested positive to the virus but are in perfect condition.

Hi everyone, I just wanted just to inform you that we have received the results for the Covid-19 test and both Oriana and I have tested positive. Luckily we are in perfect conditions. Thanks for your messages.

— Paulo Dybala (@PauDybala_JR) March 21, 2020

4. Manolo Gabbiadini

As a striker, Manolo first played for Sampdoria from 2013 to 2015. He moved to Napoli, then Southampton of the Premier League before returning to Sampdoria in 2019. On Thursday the 12th of March 2020, he joined the list of Coronavirus positive Serie A players. This was after his team released a statement that announced he had contracted the virus. According to the UC Sampdoria statement, Gabbiadini suffered slight fever and nothing more.

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A post shared by Manolo Gabbiadini (@manologabbiadini)

Like others, Manolo confirmed he tested positive on Instagram, urging fans to not worry about him. After Manolo, the club confirmed the following day that its doctor Amedeo Baldari and four more players have tested positive for the virus. The players are:

5. Morten Thorsby

The Norwegian footballer plays as a midfielder for the Serie A side. Morten joined Sampdoria in 2019 from SC Heerenveen of the Eredivisie, the top level of professional football in the Netherlands. Taking to Twitter, Thorsby shared that he was only having light symptoms.

Thanks for all the thoughts! I am doing fine, having only light symptoms. Take care of each other and listen to the authorities!❤️

— Morten Thorsby (@mortenthorsby) March 13, 2020

6. Antonino La Gumina

Antonino La Gumina has represented the U20 and U21 Italy national football teams; he plays for Sampdoria as a forward having joined the side on loan from Empoli in 2020. La Gumina is still striving to build his career but has gained a lot of attention of late as one of the Coronavirus positive Serie A players. Based on what the footballer shared on Instagram, he’s doing fine and recommending we all stay at home to help flatten the curve.

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A post shared by Nino La Gumina (@la_gumina20)

7. Albin Ekdal

The Swedish footballer plays as a midfielder for Sampdoria which he has been with since 2018. He has spent most of his career in Italy and has been playing for the Sweden national football team since 2011. Ekdal is fine only that he’s bored being alone.

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See Also: La Liga Players Who Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus

8. Omar Colley

Colley is from The Gambia and he has been playing as a defender for Sampdoria since 2018 when he joined the side from Gent, a Belgian club that plays in the Belgian Pro League. He also plays for the Gambia national football team and has enjoyed quite a fulfilling career. After it emerged that he’s one of the Coronavirus positive Serie A Players, Omar wasted no time in making a video to show everyone that he and his family are fine.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wwty8ohK8/

Other Serie A players who have tested positive to the virus include Fabio Depaoli and Bartosz Bereszynski of Sampdoria; Atalanta B.C. goalkeeper Marco Sportiello, and ACF Fiorentina players like Dusan Vlahovic, German Pezzella, and Patrick Cutrone.

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