Panic set in at Real Madrid, who announced that their player Mariano Diaz tested positive after the covid-19 tests done on Monday by the club’s medical services on an individual basis in the first football squad. “The player is in perfect health and complying with the health protocol of isolation at home,” said the entity in a statement. The club confirmed the striker’s positive when he finished training, with which the squad returned to work after a week off after winning the League to begin preparations for the play-off against Manchester City. the Champions League.
“I am very grateful for your messages of support. I am perfectly, thank God my family and my environment are great too. Now I am confined at home and I hope to return to normal soon and be able to be with my teammates and the team. Greetings to all “, Mariano assured through a message spread through social networks. The striker last played for Real Madrid on July 2, when his team beat Getafe (1-0). On the day of the match against Leganés, on the other hand, he stayed on the bench. Since the Real Madrid players left on holiday a week ago, Mariano has been bragging on social media about days of relaxation and luxury with friends. The striker posted different photographs without a mask in which he did not respect the safety distance, sharing house, pool and yacht with different friends.
According to the UEFA health protocol, in the event of a positive result in a team, the company carrying out the tests must immediately inform the relevant local authorities and the medical services of the club concerned, which in turn they must know and comply with the obligations required by the corresponding country. Teams must ensure that no infected person can travel to or participate in the match venue. In this regard, Real Madrid confirmed that it complied with the law and notified Mariano’s positive to the regional government and the Higher Sports Council (CSD).
The British government, for its part, confirmed that Real Madrid’s expedition, as a participant in a major sporting event such as the Champions League, will be free of the 14-day quarantine that any Spaniard must spend when he arrives. in the islands.
Manchester City, sense Agüero
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola ruled out Sergio yesterday When Omen for the return match of the round of 16 of the Champions League against Real Madrid. The 32-year-old Argentine striker had to undergo surgery on June 24 in Barcelona for an injury to his left knee two days earlier, during the English league match against Burnley, in which he had to withdraw in half with pain in this joint. Agüero, who was suffering from the resumption of training, will have to continue his recovery without being able to play the return match of the Champions League in which his team is played at its stadium against Madrid the passage to the final phase of the competition. City have a favorable income achieved in the first leg on February 26 at the Santiago Bernabeu (1-2).
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