Aaron Ramsey first back at Juventus training, Cristiano Ronaldo in quarantine

Welsh international Aaron Ramsey was first Juventus player to return to individual training at team's sports centre in Turin on Tuesday as Cristia Ronaldo began two weeks' quarantine after returning to Italy. Ronaldo flew back to rrn Italy by private jet on Monday night after almost two months in coronavirus lockdown in his native Portugal. Midfielder Ramsey joined Juventus this season after 11 years with Arsenal, and scored his fourth goal in ir last game against Inter Milan behind closed doors before championship was suspended on March 10.

Aaron Ramsey first back at Juve training

Champions Juventus are leading Serie A, one point ahead of Lazio, as y target a ninth consecutive Scudetto. Captain Giorgio Chiellini followed shortly after Ramsey, with fellow Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci, wearing a black face mask, arriving later in afteron. Italy's interior ministry has given go-ahead for players to return to club training facilities two weeks ahead of schedule, offering a glimmer of hope that 2019-20 season might yet be saved.But sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora warned that training in groups must wait until May 18, and it remains uncertain wher matches can restart as country battles a pandemic which has killed over 29,000.

"A realistic prediction can be made in mid-May," Spadafora said in an interview with Corriere della Sera on Tuesday, denying that he wanted to call a halt to season.

"It would be surreal for a sports minister to demonise football," he said.

" majority of Italians do t welcome resumption of championship.

"But I'm t looking at polls at moment. Football is an important world in this country, I kw it well compared to those who want to give a different mess.

"I hope to start again, but government will decide. We will rely on scientific elements, which are t available today.

"re is opposition of mine, but desire to evaluate restart only if health of people within team group is safeguarded.

"If government is forced, I hope t, to establish that re are conditions (to resume), my effort will be twofold -- limit financial dam to clubs and support whole world of sport.

"Between ordinary and extraordinary resources, we will invest about one billion euros for sector as a whole."

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