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Cristiano Ronaldo became involved in a public dispute with Italy’s sports minister on Friday when the pair were indirectly accused of lying about whether the Portugal international had broken health rules after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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Vincenzo Spadafora said on Thursday that the Juventus forward could have broken the rules by flying back to Italy from the national team’s service in Portugal after testing positive for the virus earlier this week.
But in an Instagram video on Friday, Ronaldo responded, saying that he had done everything by the rules.
“A gentleman here in Italy, whose name I will not mention, said that I did not obey the protocol, that is simply a lie,” Ronaldo said from his Turin villa, where he is quarantined and asymptomatic.
“I followed all the protocols and I will continue to comply with them, my conscience is clear … Everything I did was authorized.”
Ronaldo, 35, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday while with the Portugal team and flew back on a private jet the next day.
“They said I violated Italian law and this and that … all are lies, I did everything right,” he added. “We did everything the right way, leaving the [Portugal] team, in the air ambulance, arriving in Turin … I had no contact with anyone ”.
Spadafora later responded in an interview with the Italian news agency Ansa.
“The fame and skill of certain players does not give them the right to be arrogant, disrespectful to institutions and lie,” he said.
“On the contrary, the more known you are, the more you should feel the responsibility to think before speaking and setting a good example.
“I am not going to continue with this matter forever,” he added. “I’m not talking about that again and I repeat my wish that everyone who tested positive makes a quick recovery.”
Source: espn.co.uk
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