Italian football will resume its league in the coming weeks According to reports, Serie A clubs will be allowed to schedule group training sessions on May 18, one step closer to a potential resumption of competition, which has yet to take place.
From next week, the confinement will be lifted on the other side of the Alps, and athletes will be able to train in small groups or solo.
But this exceptional long period resulting from a particularly threatening epidemic will not be without consequences, at least in the short term.
A lot of people are now wondering what awaits them. In the microcosm of the round ball, the usual unifier of populations, will the specter of coronavirus continue to float above the public and the main players?
Via his social media, Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi posted his wonder during the coronavirus outbreak period in the past two months.
Matuidi had tested positive for the coronavirus. He was the second Juventus player to test positive for the virus since the outbreak began.
“I wonder, what is going to happen in football and in everyday life? When I was positive, I couldn’t even go out to go shopping. And even when I started shopping again, I was in psychosis.” Matuidi said.
“You say to yourself: ‘This person must not be too close, you never know.’ You have to be mentally strong. It will take time. This is something new for all of us,” Matuidi added.
Now, coronavirus is a thing of the past for the 2018 world champion, but not for the planet. Even though the countries that have taken the necessary measures are gradually seeing the number of cases decrease, the future remains uncertain.
Serie A has been suspended since March 9, when the government ordered a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
