team before the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match
between AS Roma and Olympique Lyonnais at Stadio Olimpico on March
16, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images
)
Serie A club Roma postponed the club’s return to
training for the new season on Friday after four players tested
positive for coronavirus.
After goalkeeper Antonio Mirante announced he was positive last
week, Spanish striker Carles Perez on Thursday confirmed he also
had COVID-19.
On Friday, Brazilian left-back Bruno Peres said on Instagram
that he too was “unfortunately positive” but without symptoms.
“I will respect the days of isolation but I can’t wait to get
back to work with the rest of the team,” Peres wrote with the
Italian league set to resume on September 19.
Dutch forward Justin Kluivert was the fourth player to test
positive, according to Sky Sport Italia and Gazzetta Dello
Sport.
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The 21-year-old Kluivert had just returned after holidays in the
Netherlands and the Spanish island of Ibiza.
Roma’s return to training has been pushed back 24 hours, with
new tests on players on Saturday, according to media reports.
Other Italian teams have also reported positive cases as players
and staff return from holidays.
Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, who has undergoing treatment
for leukaemia since last year, tested positive for COVID-19 and is
in isolation.
Sardinian club Cagliari have registered four positive players —
Filip Bradaric, Luca Ceppitelli, Alberto Cerri and Kiril
Despodov.
Sassuolo announced the positive case of striker Jeremie
Boga. Napoli striker
Andrea Petagna has also tested for the virus.
Torino announced two cases, without revealing the names, as did
promoted Benevento.
AFP