Lisbon: Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been released from the national team camp after testing positive for Covid-19.
The 35-year-old midfielder is asymptomatic and feeling fine, but he must now undergo a period of self-isolation, said a statement released by the team.
Ronaldo will now miss Portugal's Uefa Nations League clash with Sweden on Wednesday and is also a doubt for his club Juventus' upcoming fixtures against Crotone and Dynamo Kyiv.
Meanwhile, the Portuguese federation confirmed that the rest of the Portuguese squad all returned negative Covid-19 test results on Tuesday, and Ronaldo is the only player who must miss the Sweden game.