Cristiano Ronaldo out of Juventus' match against Barcelona

Updated Oct. 28, 2020 10:26 a.m. ET

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo was left off Juventus' match squad for the Champions League game against Barcelona on Wednesday, more than two weeks after the 35-year-old forward initially tested positive for COVID-19.

Ronaldo tested positive Oct. 13 and was reported to have no symptoms.

The Portuguese player posted a , on Twitter on Wednesday.

“Feeling good and healthy!” he wrote. “Forza Juve!”

ADVERTISEMENT

Ronaldo first tested positive two days before Portugal's Nations League match against Sweden. He was dropped from the squad after another test on Oct. 14 confirmed the positive result.

On Tuesday, Juventus refused to comment on Italian media reports that Ronaldo’s latest test was still positive for COVID-19.

Álvaro Morata replaced Ronaldo against Dynamo Kyiv last week and scored twice in a 2-0 win in Group G.

___

More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

share