This archive report was first published on 11 May 2020.
On Saturday, AC Milan announced that none of their first-team footballers or staff had tested positive for coronavirus, a day after the club's president said that some players were recovering from the disease.
According to a statement from the seven-time European champions, "based on the medical tests carried out so far on both the first team players and staff, there have not been any positive cases of Covid-19".
The team will continue individual training programmes, which they and other Serie A clubs began this week, in the hope of completing the 2019-20 season this summer.
"Medical screenings will be completed for all players and staff reporting for training over the coming days," the statement continued.
On Friday, Milan president Paolo Scaroni told local media that some of the club's players were recovering from Covid-19, which has killed over 30,000 people in Italy.
His comments came after Fiorentina, Sampdoria, and Torino confirmed positive tests for eight players.
Italy's Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora had said that he was hopeful group training could resume on May 18, but on Saturday said the positive cases "were not a good sign".
Napoli announced on Saturday that their players will be able to begin individual training sessions at the club's facility on Sunday, following the completion of diagnostic tests.
Meanwhile, two-time women's World Cup winner Alex Morgan and her husband Servando Carrasco welcomed a new player to their team, announcing the birth of daughter Charlie Elena Carrasco on Saturday.
