This archive report was first published on 20 April 2020.
On April 19, 2020, Brescia president Massimo Cellino, 63, revealed that he and his daughter had contracted the coronavirus.
Cellino, a frequent critic of attempts to finish the current season, had been in quarantine in Brescia for three weeks before traveling to Cagliari, where he was born.
"I have been in Cagliari for a few days, after having been in quarantine in Brescia for three weeks," Cellino told daily La Repubblica, adding that he felt "pain in my bones".
Cellino's comments come as the Brescia area in Lombardy remains at the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, where over 23,000 people have died since the start of the outbreak.
Earlier this month, Brescia players agreed to a pay cut to help the club through the suspension of the Serie A season, which has been suspended since March 9.
"(Serie A head Luigi) De Siervo called and asked me if I was prepared to play on neutral turf," Cellino told sports daily Tuttosport.
"I told him I am not prepared to play anywhere. The season has to end here, and we certainly cannot go beyond June 30. I hear talk of September or October, it's madness," Cellino said.
