Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus
COVID-19: Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will miss Portugal's Nations League game against Sweden on Wednesday.
The Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is doing well and has no symptoms, and in is isolation, according to a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation (PFF).
The rest of the Portugal squad were tested and all returned negative and are available for the Group A3 match in Lisbon.
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The PFF said in a statement: "Following the positive case, the remaining players underwent new tests this Tuesday morning, all with a negative result, and are available to Fernando Santos for training this afternoon, in Cidade do Futebol.
"The match (against Sweden), counting for the qualification phase of the Nations League, is scheduled for Wednesday, at 19:45, in Alvalade," it added.
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Cristiano Ronaldo had immediately left the national team after returning positive for coronavirus.
During the game against France on Sunday night, Cristiano Ronaldo was seen shaking hands with several stars including Kylian Mbappe at full-time, while Camavinga had swapped shirts with the Portugal star and later posted to say that he 'wouldn't wash it'.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Coronavirus positive test report comes shortly after two of his Portuguese team-mates contracted Covid-19.
Now, this will raise questions over whether international fixtures should have gone ahead in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
-PTC News
