Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli has examined effective for COVID-19, turning in a blow to the Serie A membership and the Italy national team.
The 24-12 months-vintage is about to overlook the Serie A conflict with Salernitana on Sunday, and relying on his restoration he could also be a doubt for next week's World Cup qualifying play-off against North Macedonia.
The check outcome turned into discovered on Thursday, an afternoon after Locatelli played eighty three mins as Juventus lost 3-0 to Villarreal and tumbled out of the Champions League.
Juventus stated in a assertion: "Juventus Football Club broadcasts that Manuel Locatelli's COVID-19 positivity emerged today. The participant, in settlement with the neighborhood health authority, has already been placed in solitary confinement."
The Turin giants suffered big disappointment with their European exit, conceding three times in the final 12 minutes – twice after Locatelli was replaced – to be denied an area in the quarter-finals.
Juventus take a seat fourth in Serie A and continue to be in with an out of doors threat of difficult for the Scudetto, sitting seven factors behind leaders Milan with nine rounds of games closing.
News of Locatelli's high quality check is bound to subject Italy boss Roberto Mancini as he finalises plans for the Azzurri's upcoming quest to attain Qatar 2022.
The European champions are because of face North Macedonia on March twenty fourth in Palermo, with the winner of that recreation going forward to a March 29 tussle towards Portugal or Turkey, to decide who is going to the finals.
