Cristiano Ronaldo Says Mother is 'Stable' Amid Reports of Stroke

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother is in “stable” condition and remains hospitalized, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner tweeted Tuesday, following reports in Portugal that she had a stroke and surgery.

“Thank you for all your messages of support for my mum. She is currently stable and recovering in hospital," he said. “Me and my family would like to thank the medical team looking after her, and kindly ask that we are all given some privacy at this time.”

Thank you for all your messages of support for my mum. She is currently stable and recovering in hospital. Me and my family would like to thank the medical team looking after her, and kindly ask that we are all given some privacy at this time.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) March 3, 2020

The Portuguese star flew to his home island of Madeira to be with his mother, Dolores Aveiro.

The Italian Cup semifinal between Ronaldo's Juventus and AC Milan scheduled for Wednesday in Turin has been postponed indefinitely as part of measures to stop the spread of the virus outbreak in Italy.

Serie A made the announcement late Tuesday–less than 24 hours before the second-leg match was scheduled to kick off.

The first leg ended 1-1.

Ten Serie A matches throughout northern Italy have also been postponed over the past two weekends.

Nearly 80 people have died and more than 2,000 have been infected in Italy by the COVID-19 virus.

The other Cup semifinal between Napoli and Inter Milan in Naples on Thursday is still set to be played as scheduled. Napoli won the first leg 1-0.