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mo4ch:> 'It hasn't been a surprise' - Barcelona star Rakitic felt coronavirus chaos coming after Naples visit | Mo4ch News

The Croatian midfielder could see evidence of the virus' impact on Italy and isn't surprised by the restrictions in place worldwideBarcelona star Ivan Rakitic noted the effects of coronavirus during the team's visit to Napoli in the Champions League last month and says he knew the worst was yet to come.Spain is in a complete shutdown with people confined to their houses because of the pandemic and the nation has suffered 1720 virus-related deaths including 394 in the past 24 hours.Rakitic's Barca visited Italian city Naples on February 25 to take on the Blues in the elite European competition's  round of 16 just as Covid-19 was starting to affect the country.Editors' PicksThe 32-year-old got the feeling the situation was going to become a lot more serious and has now urged the public to stay in their houses - with Spain's state of emergency extended for another 15 days on Sunday."It hasn't been a surprise. When we went to Naples (in the Champions L…