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The Serbian international tested positive on Friday after being absent from international duty.
Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club confirmed this Friday.
The Serbian returned to the Spanish capital this week after a season away with his national team.
It was a good international break on the field for Jovic as he scored twice during Serbia’s 5-0 victory over Russia in the Nations League on Wednesday, but he returned to Spain and Real confirmed that he had tested positive for Covid. -19.
A statement from the Spanish champions said: “Real Madrid reports that our player Luka Jovic has given a positive result in the Covid-19 tests carried out on Friday morning.”
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There was nothing further from the club, but Jovic is now supposed to head into a period of self-isolation.
It’s something you may well be used to, as it was the center of a lot of controversy in March.
Jovic was seen breaking the regulations surrounding the pandemic as he was photographed outside his apartment in Serbia despite being legally required to spend 28 days in self-isolation.
He returned to his native Serbia when the Spanish season came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Jovic initially tried to explain the error by saying that no clear instructions had been provided to him, but this was met with negative media attention and he subsequently released a statement saying it was his fault for not investigating the restrictions thoroughly enough before him. return to Serbia.
At that time, Jovic said: “My intention was not to blame the authorities for my ignorance, I was aware that I was isolating myself, for which there is a document that proves it.
“My ignorance was that I did not know how to behave in isolation. Once again I insist that it was because of the conditions from which I come.
“Of course, I am willing to bear the consequences of my actions.”
The positive test is the latest setback for Jovic in Madrid. He arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu to great acclaim from Benfica in 2019, but his form was poor and he has only two goals to his name for the club so far. In contrast, he has four in as many games for his country this month.
The Spanish season resumes this weekend and Jovic will be a spectator from home when Real Madrid take on Villarreal on Saturday.
If the quarantine period is 14 days, Jovic will miss the matches against Villarreal, Inter, Alavés and Shakhtar Donetsk. You will then have to produce a negative test before you are allowed to rejoin the team.
