Inter centre back Andrea Ranocchia has confirmed that he, like everyone else, is awaiting direction from the Italian government and doctors during these unprecedented times.

Italy finds itself in complete lock down and this has been the case for around a month due the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic.

Football at all levels has been on hold for about the same amount of time and it remains a complete mystery as to whether it will return or not although there are reports suggesting teams may start training at the beginning of next month and start playing again by the end of it.

“We do not know how and when we will resume, we await the directives of the government and doctors to understand what we will have to do. We train from home and try to be ready for when we can start playing again. Now the important thing is to hold on,” the experienced Italian defender explained in an Instagram live chat with his followers earlier on this evening.

The 32-year-old, who is the longest serving player of Inter’s current crop of players having joined back in January 2011, has made six appearances across all competitions to date this season, in which he has scored a single goal.