{"id":23435,"date":"2020-06-04T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/?p=23435"},"modified":"2020-06-04T21:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:45:00","slug":"how-covid-19-has-impacted-serie-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/how-covid-19-has-impacted-serie-a\/","title":{"rendered":"How COVID-19 has impacted Serie A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Abandoned, isolated, and restricted \u2014 the beings of this world have experienced nothing but hardships over the last three months. Football, which bears a strong resemblance to life itself, hasn\u2019t been spared either. Footballers, who personify health and fitness, too, have had to bend the knee to the deadly pathogen. Fortunately, however, none of them succumbed to COVID-19 and are raring to go as Serie A gears up to resume from 20th June.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/tag\/serie-a\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Serie A<\/a> stars who have triumphed over COVID-19:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Daniele Rugani<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The 25-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/tag\/juventus\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Juventus<\/a> midfielder was one of the first high-profile stars to contract the deadly disease in March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Juventus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Juventus<\/a> have confirmed that Italy international defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for COVID-19, known as the Coronavirus <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9OLKwXdrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/9OLKwXdrer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerieA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SerieA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#OL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1htt4Ed3e8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1htt4Ed3e8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Football Italia (@footballitalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballitalia\/status\/1237861908708904960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><br \/>Daniele Rugani\u2019s symptoms were very mild, which allowed him to isolate himself at his own home. He didn\u2019t require any medical intervention and is now COVID-19 free.&nbsp;<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Blaise Matuidi<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blaise_Matuidi\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blaise Matuidi<\/a> became the second Bianconeri superstar to test positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Juventus confirm Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi have both fully recovered from COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zdrRC5ST4O\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/zdrRC5ST4O<\/a><\/p>&mdash; B\/R Football (@brfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brfootball\/status\/1250402421576216576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>According to Juventus&#8217; official website, the Frenchman was in voluntary home isolation from March 11th and warded off the virus in under a month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Manolo Gabbiadini<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Closely following Juventus\u2019 Rugani, Sampdoria forward Manolo Gabbiadini became the second Serie A player to become COVID-19 positive.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Sampdoria confirm Manolo Gabbiadini has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v8Tr43NH7V\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/v8Tr43NH7V<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 433 (@433) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/433\/status\/1238112872808529922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Unlike Matuidi \u2014 who was asymptomatic \u2014 Gabbiadini had a mild fever. Fortunately, his conditions improved steadily with time, and the player is now corona free.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Albin Ekdal<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Gabbiadini\u2019s team-mate, Albin Ekdal, too, tested positive for the virus; only hours after Sampdoria informed the world of the former\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NSTfootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NSTfootball<\/a>: Gambia defender Omar Colley, Sweden midfielder Albin Ekdal, Norway playmaker Morten Thorsby and former Italy Under-21 forward Antonio La Gumina as well as team-mate Manolo Gabbiadini are suffering from Covid-19.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bEGPg1L9UN\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/bEGPg1L9UN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; New Straits Times (@NST_Online) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NST_Online\/status\/1238663777651810304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Ekdal didn\u2019t need hospitalisation and recovered from the disease at his home in Genoa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Morten Thorsby<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>After Gabbiadini\u2019s diagnosis, La Samp ramped up the testing for the killer pathogen, which revealed seven more cases \u2014 six footballers and club doctor Amedeo Baldari.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks for all the thoughts! I am doing fine, having only light symptoms. Take care of each other and listen to the authorities!\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>&mdash; Morten Thorsby (@mortenthorsby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mortenthorsby\/status\/1238526012889202692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>None of Morten Thorsby, Albin Ekdal, Bartosz Bereszynski, Fabio Depaoli, Omar Colley, and Antonino La Gumina required hospitalisation, and all of them recovered within a month. As of now, the Sampdoria squad is completely COVID-19 free.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dusan Vlahovic<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Fiorentina striker, Dusan Vlahovic, was the first La Viola player to contract&nbsp; COVID-19. Unlike Sampdoria stars, Vlahovic had to fight long and hard to beat the virus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ACF Fiorentina can confirm that Dusan Vlahovic has tested positive for COVID-19. He is at home and currently does not have any symptoms.<br><br>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EESWBwVUls\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/EESWBwVUls<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KgEOX9FWic\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/KgEOX9FWic<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACFFiorentinaEN\/status\/1238530470217953280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><br \/>The 20-year-old revealed he had a 102F fever and had to go to the hospital to get himself checked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Patrick Cutrone<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>After Vlahovic, Cutrone became the second renowned Fiorentina star to test positive for coronavirus. The 22-year-old admitted he was scared after contracting the \u201csneaky virus\u201d as he didn\u2019t know what to expect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/homeofmilan\/status\/1246820013413150720\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><br \/>Now fit and waiting to fire, Cutrone has decided to dedicate all his goals to frontline health workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">German Pezzella<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Fiorentina skipper, German Pezzella, may very well be one of the toughest contenders on the pitch, but even he wasn\u2019t immune to COVID-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Germ\u00e1n Pezzella on contracting COVID-19: \u201cYou have that fear and you think: Will I be able to breathe when I wake up tomorrow?\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsQH8vYlFB\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/nsQH8vYlFB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Get Italian Football News (@_GIFN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_GIFN\/status\/1247866687581495296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><br \/>Pezzella, fortunately, only had mild symptoms and didn\u2019t require medical assistance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Marco Sportiello<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Atalanta \u2014 currently vying for a Champions League place \u2014 had a scare in the final week of March when their number one shot-stopper, Marco Sportiello, tested positive for COVID-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Atalanta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Atalanta<\/a> have officially announced that goalkeeper Marco Sportiello has recovered from coronavirus. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerieA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SerieA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Calcio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Calcio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Covid<\/a>-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mAWKqkYg2P\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/mAWKqkYg2P<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOT1x4b6Oj\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/oOT1x4b6Oj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Football Italia (@footballitalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballitalia\/status\/1258348474594144257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, the 28-year-old was an asymptomatic patient and didn\u2019t require hospitalisation. He is now COVID-19 free and is training, as per revised guidelines.&nbsp;<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Daniel Maldini<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>AC Milan youth team forward, Daniel Maldini, tested positive for COVID-19 in the dying days of March. His father, the great Paolo Maldini, too, tested positive for the pathogen at the same time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc Paolo Maldini and his son Daniel Maldini have now tested negative for Covid-19 confirming their recovery! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wyNoM5Iahw\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/wyNoM5Iahw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kush (@footballkush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballkush\/status\/1247906815343542274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Maldini duo only had mild symptoms and didn\u2019t require medical intervention. Their most recent tests have come negative, confirming the complete recovery of the two.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Paulo Dybala<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Bianconeri superstar is, without a doubt, the biggest name to contract COVID-19 in Serie A. In the initial days of the pandemic, a rumour claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paulo_Dybala\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paulo Dybala<\/a> had tested positive for coronavirus. Dybala promptly shot it down, claiming he was negative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many people talked in the past weeks &#8230; but I can finally confirm that I am healed.  Thank you once again for your support and my thoughts on all who are still suffering from it.  Take care! \u2665\ufe0f<\/p>&mdash; Paulo Dybala (@PauDybala_JR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PauDybala_JR\/status\/1258073561316626433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Weeks later, the Argentine revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was in good shape. After weeks of tests, Dybala confirmed his recovery in the first week of May.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-text-align-center has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kyrosports\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Follow us on facebook for more sports news &amp; updates (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Follow us on facebook for more sports news &amp; updates<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abandoned, isolated, and restricted \u2014 the beings of this world have experienced nothing but hardships over the last three months. Football, which bears a strong resemblance to life itself, hasn\u2019t been spared either. Footballers, who personify health and fitness, too, have had to bend the knee to the deadly pathogen. 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