Juventus returns to stone ... New Corona injuries in the team
The Italian football club Juventus announced that its players will return to quarantine starting this evening, Wednesday, after the results of the "Covid-19" test that the American midfielder Weston McKinney underwent positive.
The club stated in a statement that the quarantine procedure that was previously imposed for a few days after the emergence of two positive cases (for administrative staff outside the players and the technical and medical bodies) on the third of October, “All players whose tests are negative are allowed to train and play matches, but they are prohibited from communicating with Those outside the center of the stone. "
Juventus said in the statement, "During the tests stipulated in the protocol in effect for the + Covid-19 + virus, the results of the examination that Weston McKinney underwent were positive."
"In compliance with the regulations and protocol, the team went into precaution this evening," he added.
Juventus also indicated in a related context that two members of the under-23 team, Lucas Rosa, and a member of the coaching staff, had been infected with the virus.
McKinney became the second Juventus player to be infected with "Covid-19" in the current period, after his Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned to Turin today, Wednesday, on board his private plane to spend the quarantine period after the results of the tests he underwent during his stay with his country were revealed. Participant in the European Nations League competition, after a match against France (zero-zero) in Paris within the third round of Group C competitions of the newly created European competition.
The announcement of the infection of the "old lady" star came two days after the European champion faced his runner-up, world champion France (zero-zero) in Paris in the third round of the new European competition.
Under the health standards followed in Italy, players will have to remain in complete isolation for at least ten days, and then undergo a new test if it is negative, and they can then join their teammates.
In addition to the Italian health protocol, the players will have to abide by the European Union for the Game (UEFA) protocol, which states that the player must provide evidence that he is no longer infected with the virus a week before the date of any continental match.
According to these data, Ronaldo will miss the first match of the "old lady" in the European Champions League against Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine, on October 20, and he must submit a negative test result until the 21st of the same month to allow him to participate in the expected match against former rival Barcelona, Spain in The second round of the European competition a week later.
Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini announced that he had spoken to his colleague on Tuesday and confirmed, "He is in good health and will return when he is ready."
The 35-year-old star joined many stars who were vulnerable to contracting the virus, such as his Argentinian Juventus colleague Paulo Dybala, Brazilian Neymar, the Paris Saint-Germain player, his French club colleague Kylian Mbappe and Swedish veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Italian Milan player.
"We football players know that we are exposed to risks, and we are prepared for that. We are trying to reduce them as much as possible while taking all necessary precautions," said Chiellini.
"We must move forward because we know that football is important from an economic point of view, and for social value. In the coming weeks there will be other closures, and I think football is important for people."
"A true victory is the end of the season, and the result is secondary .. We cannot stop. We are not worried, but it is clear that we often talk about it with each other, realizing what awaits us," said the solid defender in "Bianconeri".
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