Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus.

The Argentina international is the third Juve player to have contracted the illness with Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi recently revealing that they have the respiratory disease.

The 26-year-old also said that his girlfriend Oriana has tested positive.

Dybala's statement on Instagram read: "Hi everyone, I just wanted to inform you that we have received the results for the Covid-19 test and both Oriana and I have tested positive. Luckily we are in perfect conditions. Thanks for your messages."

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Hola a todos, quería comunicarles que acabamos de recibir los resultados del test del Covid-19 y tanto @orianasabatini como yo dimos positivo. Por fortuna nos encontramos en perfecto estado. Gracias por sus mensajes y un saludo a todos 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 Ciao a tutti, volevo informarvi che abbiamo appena ricevuto i risultati del test Covid-19 e sia io che Oriana siamo risultati positivi. Fortunatamente siamo in perfette condizioni. Grazie per i vostri messaggi. Un saluto a tutti! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 Hi everyone, I just wanted to inform you that we have received the results for the Covid-19 test and both Oriana and I have tested positive. Luckily we are in perfect conditions. Thanks for your messages. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

A post shared by Paulo Dybala (@paulodybala) on Mar 21, 2020 at 11:01am PDT

Italy are the European nation most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, which has halted the majority of top-level sport across the globe.

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Matt Law