Post by Webster on Jan 1, 2022 22:26:57 GMT
(The Guardian) One of Italy’s most famous footballers, Giorgio Chiellini, has tested positive for Covid.
Chiellini, who is the captain of Juventus and led his country to success at Euro 2020 last summer, had been isolating after coming into contact with a positive case earlier in the week.
A statement on the Turin-based club’s website said: “Juventus Football Club announce that, during today’s screening procedures to which the player Giorgio Chiellini underwent for the resumption of competitive activity, a positive test for Covid-19 was detected.”
Chiellini, who is the captain of Juventus and led his country to success at Euro 2020 last summer, had been isolating after coming into contact with a positive case earlier in the week.
A statement on the Turin-based club’s website said: “Juventus Football Club announce that, during today’s screening procedures to which the player Giorgio Chiellini underwent for the resumption of competitive activity, a positive test for Covid-19 was detected.”