Madrid
Real Madrid have confirmed that striker Luka Jovic has tested positive for coronavirus and will now miss their clash with Villarreal on Saturday.
Jovic was on international duty with Serbia this week and scored twice as they defeated Russia 5-0 on Wednesday in Belgrade.
The striker was also on target in the final minute in their Euro 2020 play-off final defeat by Scotland eight days ago in the Serbian capital to force extra-time before seeing his side agonisingly lose the shootout.
In a statement released on Friday, the Spanish champions confirmed the player’s positive reading, and he will be unable to train with team-mates as he self isolates until he posts a negative reading.
It read: ‘Real Madrid CF would like to inform that our player Luka Jovic has given a positive result in the Covid-19 tests carried out on Friday morning.’
Madrid had feared Jovic would produce a positive test when it was revealed that three of his international team-mates in Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Dorde Nikolic, and Darko Lazovic, as well as a team physio, had also produced positive results.
The club have already been hit with a spate of coronavirus infections this season including in recent weeks Eden Hazard, Casemiro and Eder Militao but all have recovered and are back in first-team training.—AP
