Cristiano Ronaldo ‘tells Juventus he won’t return’ to club after teammate Rugani tests positive for Coronavirus
Cristiano Ronaldo has told his club Juventus that he won’t return to the club from Portugal after his club team-mate Daniele Rugani tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday according to multiple media reports in Italy.
Ronaldo’s doctors have told him to take precautionary measures to avoid contracting the virus and he has been placed on quarantine in his hometown Madeira in Portugal, in an attempt to prevent it from spreading.
Ronaldo was pictured hugging and shaking his teammates after the club’s win over Inter Milan last weekend, so is under self-quarantine like other Juventus players.
Juventus is located in Turin, one of the worst coronavirus hit places in Italy, so Ronaldo, who travelled to Madeira to be with his mum who recently suffered a heart attack.
Italy has banned all sporting activities from happening in the country until the virus is put on shutdown, so Juventus will not be playing any matches anytime soon.