Dutch and Serie A champions defender Matthijs De Ligt has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus making him the 3rd Juve player to test positive for Coronavirus this week, According to Juventus on Friday, January 8 2021. 
De Ligt joins team-mates like Alex Sandro and Colombian Juan Cuadrado in self-isolation and set to miss the weekend’s Serie A fixture against Sassuolo as well as next Sunday’s trip to Inter Milan and January 20th’s Italian Super Coppa final against Napoli.
“Juventus Football Club announces that, during the checks provided for by the protocol in force, Matthijs De Ligt has emerged positive with Covid 19,” Juve said.
“The player has already been placed in solitary confinement.”
According to local reports, Andrea Pirlo’s squad will undergo tests to discover the presence of a virus cluster.
In October, Juve’s Cristiano Ronaldo missed almost three weeks of games after contracting the illness and in March the club’s former defender Daniele Rugani was the Italian top flight’s first player to test positive for the virus.
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