Football: Roberto Mancini, Edin Dzeko contract COVID-19
Italian national team manager Roberto Mancini, Roma's forward Edin Dzeko test positive for coronavirus
ROME, Italy
Italian national team manager Roberto Mancini and Roma's forward Edin Dzeko have contracted coronavirus.
The Italian football federation Friday confirmed in a statement that Italian manager, 55, is asymptomatic and currently in self-isolation at home.
The 34-year-old forward Dzeko also announced he has tested positive for the coronavirus while he is asymptomatic.
"For a few days I will be forced to stay away from my teammates, but with my mind and heart I will stay with them, starting on Sunday. Come on Roma!" he wrote on Instagram.
The Bosnia international will not able to play in Roma's Serie A match against Genoa on Sunday as he will not join his nation's squad for the upcoming matches next week.
*Writing by Muhammed Enes Calli in Ankara
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