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Coronavirus: Italian side Juventus launch fundraiser after Rugani diagnosis

Serie A - Juventus v Inter Milan - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - March 8, 2020, Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Inter Milan's Antonio Candreva. [REUTERS/Massimo Pinca]

Italian Serie A side Juventus have launched a fundraiser to try and curb coronavirus after the club's defender Daniele Rugani contracted the virus this week.

Juventus players and the club owners donated Sh34 million (€300,000), with money set to go to the 'Piedmont Region-Coronavirus emergency support' initiative.

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