The rise of Atlanta in European football is one of the best stories in Italian football this year. But who knew, the Atlanta match would be linked to the most horrific epidemic in the modern world! Italian doctors say this match between Atlanta-Valencia in Champions League knockout was a ‘biological bomb’. Thousands of people appeared to watch the match in San Francisco on February 19. There were 45,000 coronaviruses ‘infected people’ in the gallery – such as the claim of Giorgi Gori, the mayor of Bergamo in Laguna City, Milan.

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus FC in action during UEFA Champions League match Juventus Fc vs Club Atletico de Madrid. Credit: Marco Canoniero

Of course, Mr. Mayor is not alone, many say that after the match in Milan, COVID 19 spread from northern Italy to Spain. Italians are one of the crazy football nations in the world. But how the Corona affected footballers are now in this difficult time? Although, from the Buffon to the foreign Ronaldo depicting the unity of Italy, everyone is wearing a mask of Italy’s national flag. There was a lot of news about Corona-devastated Italian players. This also shows how Italy draws sports in a desperate attempt to return.

 

Del Piero’s Initiatives

Alessandro Del Piero, one of the 2006 World Cup-winning teammates, has called for the fight against Corona. He made a large donation to the Red Cross organization in Italy and also called on other donors to donate.

 

Buffon with basketball

Legendary goalkeeper Buffon is having a great time with the family during this lockdown. He is spending time with the boys, sometimes playing basketball. The goalkeeper of the year had decided to play Juventus for one more year. But Corona changed the goal. It is not clear what will happen in the changing circumstances.

 

Gattuso’s donation

Napoli coach Genaro Gattuso has paid a month’s salary to help the other club members who do not get paid. Napoli’s Director of Sports Giuntoli also the footsteps of Gattuso.

 

Italian Tennis Couple

Italian tennis star Fabio Fognini and his US Open champion wife Fabio Panetta are playing tennis at home during this time in lockdown. Fognini also posted the video via social media. This is their attempt to awaken everyone during this difficult time.