FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Daniele De Rossi announces his retirement from football with Boca Juniors - Casa Amarilla, Buenos Aires, Argentina - January 6, 2020 Daniele de Rossi during press conference REUTERS/Matias Baglietto
(Reuters) - Former Italy captain and the national team's technical coach Daniele De Rossi has been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19 during last month's World Cup qualifiers, Sky Italy reported on Friday.
The former AS Roma midfielder, who is fourth on Italy's all-time appearance list having played 117 times for the Azzurri, tested positive along with three other staff and several players in the national camp during the international break.
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