Real Madrid: Coach Carlo Ancelotti Tests Positive For Covid-19, Could Miss Champions League Quarter-Final Against Chelsea
New Delhi: Ahead of the Champions League quarter-final between Real Madrid and Chelsea, the Spanish club has confirmed that coach Carlo Ancelotti has tested positive for Covid-19. According to reports, the news was given out in just one line communique. The health condition of Ancelotti is yet unknown.
Given the nature of his job, however, it is uncertain whether this will happen, and it is likely that he will miss Real Madrid’s La Liga match away to Celta Vigo on Saturday and could also miss their Champions League quarter-final first leg away to Chelsea next week, reports Xinhua.
Real Madrid will be without Eden Hazard for those games after the Belgian winger underwent an operation to try and clear up a long-standing ankle issue, while Luka Jovic and Isco, neither of whom have counted much for the coach this season, are also doubts with muscle problems.
The regulations for people infected with Covid-19 changed in Spain on Monday and in theory, if he only shows light symptoms or is asymptomatic, Ancelotti does not have to remain in quarantine for seven days and could work as long as he maintains social distance and wears a protective face-mask, reports Xinhua
(With agency inputs)