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Higuain breaks quarantine to go to sick mother in Argentina

Juventus attacker Gonzalo Higuain has left quarantine in Italy to join his seriously ill mother back in Argentina, Goal understands.

Having undergone a negative test for COVID-19 in the past hours, the former Napoli hitman has returned to his homeland in what has been a testing journey through France and then Spain owing to the restrictions of movement because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Northern Italy has become one of the global hotspots for the disease, with the nation under lockdown after more than 35,000 people have tested positive for the virus, with near 3,000 dead.