[Sport] Diego Simeone contracted coronavirus and is under isolation

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Diego Simeone, Atlético de Madrid strategist, has tested positive for COVID-19, is "isolated at home", "does not present any symptoms" and is "complying with the corresponding quarantine," reported the Spanish club, with which it has not directed the training of his team this Saturday.

“This Friday new PCR tests were carried out on the whole group and the technician's has given a positive result. He is isolated at his home complying with the corresponding quarantine, ”the Madrid entity announced in a statement on its official website.

After the positive for Covid-19 of an employee of the first team (he was not a player or the coaching staff) in the tests on Thursday, known on Friday, and which led to the decision to suspend the pre-season concentration in the urban complex of Los Angeles from San Rafael, in the Segovian mountains, the first team, coaching staff and auxiliary personnel underwent PCR tests this Friday as soon as they returned to Madrid.

 

 

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“The analysis of these new samples in the laboratory has determined that our trainer, Diego Pablo Simeone, has given a positive result for Covid-19. Fortunately our coach does not present any symptoms and is at his home isolated and fulfilling the corresponding quarantine after being concentrated with the team since last Monday, "Atlético de Madrid specified.

Until he completes his quarantine and there is a negative result of a PCR test, the coach will not be able to rejoin the direction of the rojiblanco team's training sessions, whose debut in LaLiga Santander is scheduled for September 26 or 27 against Granada in the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.