Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Postitive For COVID-19

Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement Tuesday.

According to the statement, Ronaldo is currently asymptomatic and “well, without symptoms, and in isolation.”

The 35-year-old 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 against Crotone and a Champions League group fixture 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.