AC Milan announced that striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic tried for COVID-19, striker of Thursday’s third UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt.
“The club informed the relevant government and the player was temporarily quarantined at home,” Milan said in a statement. “All other team members and staff came back negative. “
The attacker responded on Twitter:
I tried negative on Covid and positive today. No symptoms, nothing. Covid had the courage to challenge me. Bad idea
Rossoneri defender Leo Duarte also took a coronavirus test on Tuesday and both players took part in The 2-0 win of Monday’s Serie A season over Bologna, Ibrahimovic scored both goals of the match.
In March, the 38-year-old filed a fundraiser with a $109,000 donation to help hospitals in Italy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Italy has given me a lot and, in this dramatic moment, I need to give even more to this country I love,” Ibrahimovic said at the time.
The Swede returned to Milan in December after completing a two-year term with the MLS Los Angeles Galaxy. In the past he played for italian club from 2010 to 2012, scoring 56 goals in 86 appearances in all competitions.
He is one of the highest decorated players of the generation, with individual and club awards during stays at clubs such as Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.
Positive tests in Milan come after Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora announced Friday that the country would start allowing up to 1,000 enthusiasts on occasion as long as clubs and stadiums comply with “established regulations for spacing, masks [and] seat reservations. “
Italy, one of the countries most affected at the start of the pandemic, controlled to flatten the curve and now ranks 20th with more than 302,000 cases shown in total, according to the knowledge of Johns Hopkins University.
After Thursday’s attack on Bodo/Glimt, Milan is expected to continue the Serie A crusade on Sunday when it faces Stadio Ezio Scida to Crotone.