AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli tests positive for COVID-19

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli is self-isolating at home after testing positive for coronavirus, the Serie A club announced on Saturday.

The Club said Pioli, 55, was not displaying any symptoms and that all other test results for players and staff came back negative.

Milan cancelled a training session scheduled for Saturday but are due to resume preparations for next weekend’s trip to Napoli on Monday, pending checks set out in the health protocol.

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Several Milan players have previously tested positive and subsequently recovered, including goalkeeper Gianluca Donnarumma and forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Serie A club are unbeaten in the league, with 17 points from seven games and face Napoli on November 22.

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