Inter Milan legend Paolo Maldini and son Daniel infected with COVID-19

The legendary former defender Maldini and his 18-year-old son have now been isolated for the past two weeks but were found to have contracted the disease this week.

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Milan: Serie A club AC Milan have confirmed that its club legend and technical director Paolo Maldini and his son Daniel have tested positive for COVID-19.

Paolo Maldini (Career Summary)

"AC Milan confirms that Paolo Maldini, the club's Technical Director, became aware of contact with a person who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus and began to display symptoms of the virus himself," AC Milan said in an official statement.

"He was administered with a swab test yesterday, the result of which was positive. His son Daniel, a forward in AC Milan's youth team who had previously been training with the First Team, also tested positive," it added.

Paolo Maldini

The legendary former defender Maldini and his 18-year-old son have now been isolated for the past two weeks but were found to have contracted the disease this week.

Daniel Maldini

Maldini's son Daniel was currently playing for Milan's U-19 side and he had made his debut earlier this season.

On Saturday, Juventus' Paulo Dybala had also confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19, and as a result, he became the third Juventus player to test positive for the disease after Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matudi.

Italy is one of the worst affected countries by COVID-19, and it has now reported more coronavirus deaths than China.