Yesterday, Wednesday, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo returned from Portugal to Turin, Italy, on a private ambulance plane after contracting a Corona virus infection, preferring to spend the quarantine period in Italy to join his team Juventus in his upcoming match against Barcelona.

Ronaldo, 35, followed up with his country during the match in which it defeated Sweden 3-0 on Wednesday evening in the European Football League from his home in Turin, where he lives with his family.

From his home in Turin, # Ronaldo supports his country in its confrontation against Sweden pic.twitter.com/yQHl7wuJMW

- Al Jazeera - Sports (@AJASports) October 14, 2020

The British newspaper "The Sun" reported that Ronaldo was transferred from the Portuguese national team's training and residence camp to Tires airport near the Portuguese capital Lisbon by an ambulance, and his plane left around 1.45 pm local time.

The ambulance that took Ronaldo from Turin airport to his home (Reuters)

She added that the player traveled on a private ambulance plane (Bombardier Learjet 45XR LX-ONE) of the (Luxembourg Air Rescue) company that specializes in providing return services for people suffering from diseases or accidents abroad, and who need to return home and its slogan is "from bed to bed." .

The travel of the Portuguese star infected with the infectious virus raised questions about the legality of this, prompting the Director General of Health in Portugal, Graça Freitas, to clarify that Ronaldo was treated just like any other person infected with Corona and wants to return to his country of residence, and that he signed a commitment to self-isolate before he was allowed Out of the country.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo follows the Portuguese national team's training from the balcony of his hotel room, where he is spending a period of health isolation after announcing his infection with the Corona virus today.

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- Al Jazeera - Sports (@AJASports) October 13, 2020

Italian reports stated that the secret of Ronaldo's preference to spend this period in Italy is that the health isolation there has become only 10 days, which will enable him to join Juventus in his upcoming match against Barcelona on the 28th of this month in the second round of the group stage in the Champions League, which is What is not available if he remains in Portugal, where the isolation for Corona patients extends to 14 days.

Juventus won the draw with Barcelona at the head of Group G, so that the fans of the round witch could enjoy Ronaldo's confrontation with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi again after he had been deprived of it since the Portuguese star left Real Madrid about two years ago.