Lione Messi has been confirmed positive with COVID-19, the most important player in the Paris Saint Germin team will miss the match against the Vannes team, which will take place at the weekend. With the reunion of the football teams after the holiday mini-vacation, the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the big teams are starting to appear. Thus, the Paris Saint-Germain club announced on its website that several players have been confirmed with COVID-19, including Lionel Mess, the winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or.
Lionel Messi spent his vacation in his native country, and upon returning to the PSG club, he tested positive for COVID-19. He took full advantage of the French football winter vacation and together with his wife participated in a concert in his native country, Argentina, where he most likely got infected.
Today the management of the club declared that the player will self-isolate, besides Mesi, the other names infected with COVID-19 also appeared, namely: Sergio Rico, Juan Bernat, Neymar Jr. and Nathan Bitumazala.
Ballon d'Or winner will miss it probably also the championship match with Lyon, a French football derby, scheduled for January 9, the last match played by Lionel Messi being the 1-1 draw with Lorient on December 22.
"The medical update for this Sunday, January 2, concerns Leo Messi, Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico, Nathan Bitumazala and Neymar Jr. The 4 players who have tested positive for Covid-19 are Leo Messi, Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala. They are currently in isolation and are subject to the appropriate sanitary protocol. Neymar JR will continue his treatment in Brazil until January 9 with members of Paris Saint-Germain's medical and performance staff. His return to training is still expected to be in around 3 weeks."
Among the other 3 players confirmed with COVID-19, only Neymar Jr. was a more important part of the team's gear. Kylian Mbappe, Marco Veratti, Keylor Navas or Kimpembe, among others, made their appearance at the team's first training session. They resumed the preparation for the cup match with the Vannes amateurs (division 4) from the 16th round of the French Cup.
Starting from Monday, the French government will introduce new isolation rules that stipulate that people who test positive and are vaccinated must isolate themselves for only 7 days instead of 10.
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