Football: Ronaldo reportedly returning to Italy to finish confinement

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, runs with the ball at France's Benjamin Pavard, foreground, between Ngolo Kante and Paul Pogba, right, during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Portugal. LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be heading back to Italy after testing positive for the coronavirus in Portugal.

The 35-year-old Ronaldo tested positive two days before the team’s Nations League match against Sweden in Lisbon. He was dropped from the squad after another test on Tuesday confirmed the positive result. He had played in the Nations League match against France on Sunday, and against Spain in a friendly last week.

Ronaldo began his isolation at the team’s training center on Monday. Images published by Portuguese media on Tuesday showed him on a balcony overlooking his teammates practicing at the training center. In one of the photos, he was shown giving the thumbs-up sign.Before the Monday test result was known, Ronaldo posted a photo on Twitter and Instagram showing him and the rest of the Portugal squad having a meal together.

Juventus had been in isolation following positive tests for two staff members, but Ronaldo and six other players were allowed to leave and join their national teams.

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