A large number of Serie A players are currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID.
The Omicron variant of the virus has forced a number of European nations to re-introduce restrictions to attempt to slow the spread of the contagion, and a long list of footballers in Italy are out after contacting COVID.
Below is a full list of all the Serie A players who have tested positive for the virus:
- Two members of the team (names not specified)
- Aaron Hickey
- Marco Molla
- Nicolas Viola
- Nicolas Dominguez
- Nahitan Nandez
- Three members of the team (names not specified)
- One player (name not specified)
- Three other members of the team (names not specified)
- Domenico Criscito
- Andriy Shevchenko (coach)
- Laurens Serpe
- Edin Dzeko
- Martin Satriano
- Alex Cordaz
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Carlo Pinsoglio
- Arthur
- No-one
- No-one
- Eljif Elmas
- Victor Osimhen
- Hirving Lozano
- Kevin Malcuit and Andrea Petagna are in isolation after being in close contact with a person who tested positive.
Roma:
- One positive case (name not specified)
- Six positive players (names not specified)
- Tommaso Augello
- Wladimiro Falcone
- Two members of the backroom staff (names not specified)
- Two first-team players (names not specified)
- Viktor Kovalenko
- Rey Manaj
- Petko Hristov
- Mbala Nzola
- Simone Verdi
- Three players (names not specified)
- One staff member (name not specified)
- No-one
- One member (not in contact with squad)
- Giangiacomo Magnani
#Chiellini, il difensore della #Juve è positivo al Covid: salterà il match contro il #Napoli#SkySport https://t.co/hDpwyzlrng
— skysport (@SkySport) January 1, 2022
The way covid has impacted last 2 seasons, the teams with better squad depth are having an advantage over the teams with lesser numbers, and it may continue next season as well.