Papu Gomez: Coronavirus will not end in a month

Atalanta's captain Papu Gomez said he did not believe that football could be played soon in Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Papu Gomez, a 32-year-old football player wearing the Atalanta shirt, said that the coronavirus epidemic, which is mostly seen in Italy and has led to the death of about 6 thousand people, will not end in a short time.

Gomez, who is the captain of Atalanta, the team of the city of Bergamo, who was most affected by the coronavirus, said that he did not think that football could return soon.

Speaking to Ole, Gomez said that it is very difficult to think about football at the moment and said:

"I don't think football can be played again in a short time. I don't see a solution in the near future. If they say football will restart in a month, people will get sick again and we will travel by plane and go to hotels. Probably fewer people will get sick, but the virus will not end in a month."

After his match with Valencia in the Champions League, Gomez, who entered the quarantine with his family on March 11 after returning from Spain, said that he continued his training to maintain his form:

"I don't know when I start working with my teammates or when I play a football game again. If a drug or vaccine is not found, this epidemic will continue for a long time. So I don't think too much about football."

Argentinian football player, while praising about River Plate, who refused to play Copa Superliga in his country, continued as follows:

"I think the club made a very bold decision. Here too, football should have stopped a week or 15 days before the postponement decision, but they did not. Nobody said anything. Juventus and Inter played, then Rugani got sick and this virus passed on to others. River Plate An example of such a very strong club taking this step is an example. "