Kabar Medsos – Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement Tuesday.
According to the statement, Ronaldo is “well, without symptoms, and in isolation.”
The 35-year-old Juventus forward played for Portugal against France in the Nations League on Sunday and against Spain in a friendly last week.
Ronaldo will now miss his country’s next Nations League fixture against Sweden on Wednesday, as well as Juventus’ upcoming matches which include a Serie A clash with Crotone and a Champions League group game against Dynamo Kyiv.
Following Ronaldo’s positive test, the Portuguese Football Federation also said that every player subsequently returned a negative test on Tuesday morning.
International break
Despite surging cases of Covid-19 across the globe, many footballers have left their clubs to play international games.
However, some clubs have not released players to play for their countries, including Austrian side RB Salzburg whose players were called up for Mali, Cameroon, Zambia, Austria and Hungary.
On Monday, Ronaldo posted a photo to social media of him sharing a meal with his Portugal teammates.
The forward has scored three league goals in two games for Juventus so far this season — one against Sampdoria and a brace against AS Roma.
He also scored twice as Portugal defeated Sweden 2-0 in the Nations League last month.
With his first goal against Sweden, Ronaldo became the second player ever to reach the milestone of 100 international goals. He is now eight goals behind the all-time international record of 109 set by Iranian Ali Daei.
Earlier this year Ronaldo flew back to his native Madeira when coronavirus cases started to rise across Europe and football was suspended.
He then helped Juventus lift the Serie A title following the league’s resumption.
Cristiano Ronaldo dinyatakan positif terkena virus corona
Cristiano Ronaldo dinyatakan positif mengidap virus korona, kata Federasi Sepak Bola Portugal dalam sebuah pernyataan, Selasa.
Menurut pernyataan itu, Ronaldo “baik-baik saja, tanpa gejala, dan dalam isolasi.”
Penyerang Juventus berusia 35 tahun itu bermain untuk Portugal melawan Prancis di Nations League pada hari Minggu dan melawan Spanyol dalam pertandingan persahabatan pekan lalu.
Ronaldo sekarang akan absen pada pertandingan Nations League berikutnya melawan Swedia pada hari Rabu, serta pertandingan mendatang Juventus yang termasuk pertandingan Serie A dengan Crotone dan pertandingan grup Liga Champions melawan Dynamo Kyiv.
Menyusul tes positif Ronaldo, Federasi Sepak Bola Portugal juga mengatakan bahwa setiap pemain kemudian mengembalikan tes negatif pada Selasa pagi.
Jeda internasional
Meskipun kasus Covid-19 melonjak di seluruh dunia, banyak pesepakbola meninggalkan klub mereka untuk bermain pertandingan internasional.
Namun, beberapa klub belum merilis pemain untuk bermain untuk negara mereka, termasuk klub Austria RB Salzburg yang pemainnya dipanggil ke Mali, Kamerun, Zambia, Austria dan Hongaria.
Pada hari Senin, Ronaldo memposting foto dirinya berbagi makanan dengan rekan setimnya di Portugal ke media sosial.
Penyerang ini telah mencetak tiga gol liga dalam dua pertandingan untuk Juventus sejauh musim ini – satu melawan Sampdoria dan dua gol melawan AS Roma.
Dia juga mencetak dua gol saat Portugal mengalahkan Swedia 2-0 di Nations League bulan lalu.
Dengan gol pertamanya ke gawang Swedia, Ronaldo menjadi pemain kedua yang mencapai tonggak 100 gol internasional. Dia sekarang delapan gol di belakang rekor internasional sepanjang masa 109 yang dibuat oleh Ali Daei Iran.
Awal tahun ini Ronaldo terbang kembali ke negara asalnya Madeira ketika kasus virus korona mulai meningkat di seluruh Eropa dan sepak bola ditangguhkan, menurut Reuters.
Seanjutnya dia akan membantu Juventus mengangkat gelar Serie A setelah dimulainya kembali liga.
