Dybala tests positive for COVID-19 — ‘for the fourth time in six weeks’

Paulo Dybala, Juventus forward, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 for the fourth time in six weeks.

On March 21, Dybala confirmed that he and Oriana Sabatini, his girlfriend, had contracted the novel coronavirus after his first test came out positive.

But according to El Chiringuito, a Spanish programme, the Argentine forward has had a total of four tests in six weeks as a result of his initial diagnosis, with his most recent coming back positive.

“Luckily [we are] much better, these days we do not have any symptoms,” he had told the club’s official Youtube channel late March.

“I had stronger symptoms, I got tired very quickly, when I wanted to train, I was short of breath after five minutes. There we noticed that something was not right and through the tests the club did we were told that we were positive.

“From there we had more symptoms, such as cough, tired body and when we slept I felt very cold, but from the club they had told us that we were going to be fine so we had to be calm.”

Dybala is the third Bianconeri star to test positive after Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi. The pair have since tested negative to the disease.

Serie A teams, including Juventus, are scheduled to return to training on Monday, May 4.