Atalanta hold training match in empty stadium ahead of Serie A restart

They are the surprise package of Serie A - and Atalanta will be looking to continue where they left off when COVID-19 put a halt to just about everything in Italy.

Bergamo was the epicentre of the outbreak in the country, with the league suspended on March 9. They did play a Champions League game the following day in Valencia, completing an astonishing 8-4 aggregate win over the Spanish side.

The action on the field that night has been somewhat overshadowed by Atalanta coach Gian-piero Gasperini's recent confession that he was suffering symptoms of the virus when at the match in the Mestella.

He subsequently tested positive. Understandably, Valencia are none too pleased with the revelation.

Atalanta resume their campaign here in the Gewiss Stadium on June 21 with a fixture against Sassuolo, looking to a least maintain fourth spot - and that final Champions League qualifying berth.