Cristiano Ronaldo remains a topic of discussion in Italy. The Juventus forward refused to stay at the Juventus club hotel last week after two club staff tested positive for the corona virus and then traveled to Portugal for the Nations League matches against Spain and Sweden. However, he had to give up the duel with the Scandinavians after he had also tested positive for corona and Ronaldo is now back in Turin, hoping to be able to submit a negative test in time to be able to play against Barcelona on October 28 in the Champions League.

However, his behavior may be getting a tail end. Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafore announced on Thursday that Ronaldo had violated the protocols surrounding the fight against the spread of the corona virus: “Yes, I think so. If there has not been specific permission from the authorities ”, Spadafore told the news agency ANSA.

Ronaldo had passed two negative tests when he left the Juventus team hotel, when according to the protocols of the Italian Football Association, there should have been three. Andrea Agnelli, the chairman of his club, later on Thursday stated during a press moment that he was not aware of any harm: “Minister Spadafore should call the Ministry of Health or the Interior to ask exactly what violation he committed . ”

“I am a sports director and I follow government protocols. And as for the corona bubbles, I would like to remind you that the players are free citizens as soon as they go home, they can decide when they want to leave. They also have to run when they are called up by their national teams. Health is of course the priority in this complex time, but I believe that if the protocols are applied correctly, it will be enough to reach the end of the season, ”he concluded.

The affairs at Juventus are currently under further investigation by the authorities. Ronaldo returned to Italy on Wednesday and has since gone into home isolation there. The star player of Juventus will in any case have to pass up the Serie A game against Crotone, as well as next week’s Champions League game with Dynamo Kiev. The competition with Hellas Verona and the squatter against Barcelona are in doubt depending on when exactly he can submit a negative corona test.