Cristiano Ronaldo misses Juve training, player staying in Madeira amid coronavirus threat

Juventus star Cristia Ronaldo is back in Madeira, Portugal after ever-growing incidences of Coronavirus outbreak in Italy. five-time Ballon d’Or winner has missed Juventus’ first-team training despite rest of squad staying back in Turin. This report comes after all Serie A fixtures were suspended until April 3 as a precautionary measure.

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Serie A Coronavirus update: Cristia Ronaldo misses training amid Italy under lockdown

Italy is worst affected country in Europe, with death toll rising over 827 people. virus has affected approximately 12,000 people in country alone, killing 200 people in past two days. This forced Italian PM Giuseppe Conte to suspend all Serie A fixtures until April 3. Public movements have been banned in country as Italy reels under fear. This measure comes after few games were played behind closed doors last weekend, including much-awaited Juventus vs Inter Milan fixture. 

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Italy under lockdown: Club confirms Cristia Ronaldo misses training

Juventus released an official statement on first-team squad’s training information. statement confirmed that Cristia Ronaldo was back to his hometown Madeira, Portugal ‘pending developments related to current health emergency.’ Juventus, in a separate statement, also confirmed that defender Daniele Rugani has been tested positive for coronavirus. And all measures according to guidelines of Italian government were being undertaken.

Serie A coronavirus update: Decisions over Serie A title to be taken

re were also questions on fate of Serie A title if situation did t improve in stipulated time. After a meeting of various governing bodies, FICC President Gabriele Gavina has stated that in event of coronavirus emergency making it impossible to conclude league, n certain proposals put forward in recent meeting would be discussed after March 23.

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Serie A coronavirus update: Three suggestions put forward for Serie A 

proposals that have emerged include, without any order of priority, an option could be t to assign any team as Serie A winner and inform UEFA of teams that qualified for Champions League. second suggestion refers to a play-off between top two ranked teams in league. Ar option that has surfaced with authorities is, to crown present league leader as league champion.

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