Serie A side Napoli confirmed on Thursday that club president Aurelio De Laurentiis has tested positive for the coronavirus. Photo by PA Images/Sipa USA

Napoli confirm president Aurelio De Laurentiis has tested positive for coronavirus

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 10, 2020 1:44 PM ET

Serie A side Napoli confirmed on Thursday that club president Aurelio De Laurentiis has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Napoli offered no additional update on the 71-year-old other than to say:

"SSC Napoli can confirm that club president Aurelio De Laurentiis has tested positive for COVID-19 following testing yesterday."

Per Sky Sports, De Laurentiis was involved in a Serie A assembly alongside other Italian club officials on Wednesday before the positive test was confirmed.

Napoli finished the 2019-20 season seventh in the Serie A table but earned an upset shootout win over league champions Juventus to claim the Coppa Italia.

Napoli begin their upcoming domestic campaign away to Parma on Sept. 20.

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Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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