Relief at FC Barcelona. The Catalan top club can finally count on Sergi Roberto again.
It has not yet been the season of the 28-year-old Spaniard. He only played eleven times for the Lionel Messi team, good for a total of less than 900 minutes. Roberto, a true youth product of the club, had been struggling with a muscle injury since the end of November and was also told that he had tested positive for the corona virus.
Roberto’s last match dates back to November 21, against Atlético Madrid. The fact that his recovery took so long was partly due to the fact that the Spaniard continued to test positive for corona. More specifically no fewer than 26 times, it sounds in the Spanish media. And that over a period of 29 days. Only Juventus player Paulo Dybala took it longer with 47 days.
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As a result, Roberto was unable to recover from his muscle injury at the club, but had to manage on his own at home in isolation. Which logically caused a delay. Now the Spanish international can train with Barcelona again, because his 27th corona test was negative.
Trainer Ronald Koeman will be able to use his versatile player well. After twenty match days, Barcelona is second in La Liga, with ten points less than Red Devil Yannick Carrasco’s Atlético Madrid (which also played one game less).
After Carrasco, Joao Felix also tests positive
Joao Felix, the Portuguese attacker of Atletico Madrid, has tested positive for the corona virus. The club announced this on Wednesday.
“Our player Joao Felix has tested positive for covid-19. He’s in quarantine at home, in accordance with government health regulations, ”he said.
Last weekend, the leader in La Liga also reported a corona infection with Red Devil Yannick Carrasco and with his teammate at Mario Hermoso.
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