Cristian Ronaldo has not had a chance to celebrate goals for Juventus for nearly three weeks because Italy's Serie A had to shut down.

Paulo Dybala spoke about how he would not be able to move around for more than five minutes as he would not be able to breathe and his muscles would hurt.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes will donate three intensive care units to Portuguese hospitals to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

Paulo Dybala is the 3rd Juventus player to test positive for coronavirus while former AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini revealed that he and his son have also been infected.

Blaise Matuidi became the second player in Juventus to test positive for coronavirus after Daniele Rugani.

All UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches scheduled to be played next week have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: The UEFA took the decision to postpone the last 16 ties, scheduled for March 17, after Juventus and Real Madrid players were put into isolation.

Juventus and Italy defender Daniele Rugani tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Wednesday, although the club said he was not exhibiting any symptoms.

Daniele Rugani is the first top-flight footballer to fall victim to the coronavirus, which has killed 827 in Italy, the second most stricken country in the world after China.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday announced the suspension of all sporting events in the country, including the top-flight Serie A football league until April 3, as Italy grapples with the coronavirus crisis.

Inter Milan's chairman Steven Zhang posted a somewhat extraordinary missive on his verified Instagram account, calling league president Paolo Dal Pino a "clown".

Lyon midfielder Lucas Tousart netted in the 31st minute to give Lyon a lead to defend when they head to Turin for the return leg on March 17.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that all sporting events in two northern regions would be suspended on Sunday.

The matches between title-chasing Inter Milan and Sampdoria, Atalanta against Sassuolo and Hellas Verona versus Cagliari have been pushed back to avoid the spread of coronavirus.

Ashley Young's first Serie A goal for Inter Milan went in vain as Lazio came back from behind to win 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico.

Juventus will now be favourites to finish the job in the second leg at the Allianz Stadium next month, with a final against either Inter Milan or Napoli up for grabs.

Inter Milan pull level on 54 points with Juventus but are ahead of the champions on goal difference thanks to a thrilling second half turnaround.

Cristiano Ronaldo found the back of the net again but Juventus paid for defensive errors in their shock loss to Hellas Verona.