Atalanta self-isolating after Valencia coronavirus cases
Atalanta players and staff are self-isolating after five of their Champions League opponents Valencia's players tested positive for coronavirus, the Serie A club announced on Sunday.
Gian Piero Gasperini's side beat Valencia 4-3 at the Mestalla last week to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals 8-4 on aggregate, and Argentina defender Ezequiel Garay is one of the La Liga outfit's players to have since tested positive for COVID-19.
Therefore Atalanta said in a statement they might be "self-isolating in the home in compliance with hygiene rules".
All sports in Italy have been suspended until April 3, but Atalanta have been because of resume training on Monday. They'll now be stopped until March 24.
On Saturday Atalanta forward Josip Ilicic donated the ball with which he scored all four of his team's goals against Valencia to a hospital in Bergamo, which is at the centre of Italy's coronavirus drama.
The northern Lombardy region where Bergamo is positioned has reported 1,218 deaths of the total in Italy of 1 1,809 -- the almost all of any nation outside China.
