ISTANBUL
Juventus center-back Daniele Rugani has tested positive for coronavirus, the Italian club announced on Wednesday night.
"Daniele Rugani has tested positive for Coronavirus-COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic," the club said in a statement.
"Juventus Football Club is currently activating all the isolation procedures required by law, including those who have had contact with him," it added.
The 25-year-old footballer is the first player with coronavirus in Serie A.
Italy is the European country worst hit by coronavirus, with a death toll topping 800.
As the world struggles to contain the rapidly spreading virus, organizers of sports events across the