Confirmation of Cristiano Ronaldo's infection with the Corona virus and panic

The Portuguese Football Federation announced today that Cristiano Ronaldo, the star of the Juventus team, has contracted the Corona virus.

. added the Union The 35-year-old Juventus striker will miss the match against Sweden in the European Nations League on Wednesday, but he confirmed that the player is "fine" and did not show any symptoms and was subjected to self-isolation.

The announcement that the Italian Juventus star was infected with the virus comes two days after the European champion faced his runner-up France, the world champion (zero-zero) in Paris in the third round.

The federation confirmed that “the Portuguese international is in a good condition and does not suffer from any symptoms, while he is in quarantine,” adding, “After the positive condition, the other players underwent new tests on Tuesday morning, and all were negative, and they will be at the disposal of (team coach) Fernando Santos to participate in the exercises after Today at noon in (exercise center) Cidade de Futbol.”

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The 35-year-old joined his two teammates, Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lubic, who was forced to leave the team camp on the eve of the France match, and Lille's French defender Jose Fonte, who was expelled from the European champions after he tested positive on the eve of last Wednesday's friendly match against Spain (zero- zero) in Lisbon.

As a result of being infected with the virus, Ronaldo will definitely miss the next Juventus match in the Italian league against its host Crotone on Saturday, in addition to his first match in the Champions League next Tuesday against its Ukrainian host, Dynamo Kiev, in Group G, which includes Barcelona, ​​Spain, and Hungarian Ferencvaros.

The former Spanish Real Madrid star joined a list of big players who were infected with “Covid-19”, led by the French Paris Saint-Germain stars Kylian Mbappe, the Brazilian Neymar and the former Italian international Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Portuguese coach Santos is supposed to hold a press conference at seven in the evening local time (18,00:XNUMX GMT) on the eve of the match against Sweden, accompanied by one of the national team players, according to a spokesman for the Portuguese Federation, AFP.

After Sunday's match, which Ronaldo played in its entirety, and a goalless draw against the world champions in a replay of the 2016 European Cup final, when Portugal won its first ever title, whether continental or international, with a 1-2018 victory after the extension, Portugal tops its third group in the European Nations League with seven points, which is the same France's tally is second, while Croatia, the XNUMX World Cup runner-up, is third with three points, and Sweden is last without points.

And since the quarantine extends for ten days according to the health protocol applied in Italy, with the mandatory result of the test being negative twice, Ronaldo will most likely be at the disposal of Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo when the “old lady” team faces Barcelona and its Argentine star Lionel Messi in the second round scheduled in The 28th of this month at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.

Portuguese coach Santos is supposed to hold a press conference at seven in the evening local time (18,00:XNUMX GMT) on the eve of the match against Sweden, accompanied by one of the national team players, according to a spokesman for the Portuguese Federation, AFP.

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Ronaldo has so far scored two goals in the three matches played by the European champions in the second edition of the Nations League, and they were against Sweden (2-3) in the second round early last month, while he scored three goals in two matches that Juventus played in the Italian league so far against Sampdoria ( One in a match that ended 2-2 for his team) and Roma (two goals that tied the score XNUMX-XNUMX).

And Ronaldo’s infection with the virus will fuel criticism and raise more controversy in Italy, as the Portuguese star and other players from Juventus may face legal procedures for joining their national teams, despite the measures taken regarding the new Corona virus after discovering two positive cases in the ranks of the “Siri A” champion in the nine seasons. past.

According to media reports issued last week, Ronaldo and other players left the quarantine headquarters in the team’s hotel without waiting for the results of the “Covid-19” test, including Argentine Paulo Dybala, Colombian Juan Cuadrado, Brazilian Danilo and Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur, who traveled to their country to join their teams.

And last Wednesday, the Italian news agency “ANSA” quoted the director of the health authority in the Piedmont region, Roberto Testi, as saying, “We have informed the club that some players have left the place of quarantine, so we will notify the competent authorities, that is, the Public Prosecution, of that.”

The entire Juventus team was in quarantine in a measure that does not prevent them from training or playing, but prohibits them from mixing with the outside world, after it was announced that two of its employees who were not working with the team were infected with the “Covid-19” virus.

Several other internationals called up for the national team left once the results were released, including France's Adrien Rabiot, Italy's Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Welshman Aaron Ramsey and Poland's Wojciech Szczecin.

Hospitality sector

The repercussions of the outbreak of the new Corona virus around the world this year affected the chain of hotels owned by the Italian Juventus player and Portuguese national team star, Cristiano Ronaldo.

This year, the hospitality sector suffered heavy losses as a result of the Covid-19 epidemic, which was reflected in the revenues of hotels, including those owned by Ronaldo in partnership with Dionisio Pestana, head of the “Pestana” hotel group.

The former Real Madrid star owns two hotels, one in Funchal, his hometown on the island of Madeira, while the other is located in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.

A report by the Spanish newspaper “AS” indicated that the Portuguese star hotel in Funchal was closed, and may not reopen again, due to the 80% decline in tourism on the island of Madeira, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in the world.

According to the Spanish newspaper, the “Pestana CR7 Lisbon” hotel was forced to reduce the prices of accommodation in rooms by an average of 50 percent, from 150 euros to 77, to deal with the decline in demand.

Although Ronaldo refrained from commenting on the financial situation of his two hotels, sources close to him stated that he ruled out reopening his hotel in Funchal soon.

The outbreak of the Corona pandemic hit Ronaldo’s plans, which were in place to expand his hotels in Manchester, Britain, and Madrid, Spain, according to Sky News Arabia.