Inter are hoping to be able to welcome back four players who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, after they completed a period of quarantine.

The Nerazzurri were struck by an outbreak of the coronavirus following victory over Torino in Serie A on 14 March, with Danilo D’Ambrosio, Samir Handanovic, Stefan De Vrij and Matias Vecino all contracting COVID-19 in the week that followed.

However, as reported in today’s newspaper edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the quartet have now all completed the mandatory 10 day period of isolation after a positive test, and should they now test negative will be able to return to the group.

Coach Antonio Conte is hoping to be able to call upon at least some of the affected players for the Serie A match against Bologna on Saturday, with the four players looking to return to training as soon as possible.

D’Ambrosio was the first to test positive on 16 March, with Handanovic the following day, whilst De Vrij and Vecino both tested positive on 18 March.

However, there is a fear that certain strains of the virus can continue to show a positive result for longer than others, meaning that the players could be kept away until later in the week.