Real Madrid’s Eder Militao Tests Positive for Covid-19!
Real Madrid’s Eder Militao Tests Positive for Covid-19! This was confirmed by Madrid yesterday morning. Eder Militao becomes the first Real Madrid player to test positive for the coronavirus.
Eder Militao will miss Real Madrid’s next UEFA Champions League and La Liga fixtures. He will also not be considered for selection by the Brazil national team.
Real Madrid provided a statement following Militao’s condition:
“Real Madrid C. F. would like to inform that our player, Éder Militão, has tested positive in the COVID-19 tests carried out yesterday, Sunday morning.
“All the other players and the technical staff from the first team, as well as all the employees of the club who work directly with them, tested negative in that same test.
“The club would like to confirm once again that everyone, with the exception of Éder Militão, tested negative in the antigen tests carried out that same morning”
Football managers and fans now not only worry about injuries and/or suspension; but the threat of one of your players been ruled out for about two weeks because of Covid-19 is very prevalent.
Zlatan Ibrahimović and Cristiano Ronaldo were ruled out for two weeks each with the corona virus.
PSG also lost key men Neymar and Kylian Mpabbe because of Covid-19.
Militao will miss the UEFA Champions League fixture vs Inter.
Real Madrid’s Eder Militao Tests Positive for Covid-19!