Brescia Owner Massimo Cellino Tests Positive For Covid-19
Owner of Serie A side Brescia, Massimo Cellino, has tested positive for Coronavirus and he says that any plans of restarting the Italian top flight must be shelved until the pandemic is completely eradicated.
Tests recently conducted in the Lombardy region where Brescia are located have revealed that a high number of people have tested positive for the virus without showing symptoms.
The 63-year-old and his daughter are two of 175,925 Covid-19 cases in Italy while 23,227 deaths have been recorded in the country.
Cellino’s Brescia side, who boast Mario Balotelli in their side, are bottom of the Serie A table with just four league wins all season.
Serie A has been suspended since March but Cellino says it would be ‘absurd’ to think of returning to the field at this point in time.
“After two weeks in quarantine in Cagliari, I went to the hospital to check [if I had the virus],” the former Leeds United chairman is quoted as telling La Repubblica.
“It turned out my daughter had the virus, but my son did not, and then I had it instead. I felt excessive fatigue and severe pain in my bones.”
Cellino added: “It’s absurd that we are discussing whether to play or not. We are fortunate men, I have a villa in Cagliari and one in Miami, but there are nine million Italians living under the poverty line.
“The country should be closer to its people and a €600 cheque isn’t going to do much. I am embarrassed by the lack of sensitivity shown by this government. I’m seriously thinking about getting a British passport.”
