Cristiano Ronaldo is accused: "He didn't respect the protocol"

Vincenzo Spadafora, Italy’s minister of sport accused Juventus megastar Cristiano Ronaldo of breaking the coronavirus rules.

To everyone’s surprise, Cristiano Ronaldo is accused of violating COVID19 rules after returning to Turin. This was commented by Italy minister of sport, Vincenzo Spadafora.

Evidently, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had to force himself into self-quarantine after testing positive. Unfortunately, the star had to return to Italy while on international duty for Portugal.

Ronaldo played two games for his nation against France and Spain. Although, he did not feature in Portugal’s 3-0 victory over Sweden in the UEFA Nations League campaign.

.@Cristiano returns to Turin: https://t.co/LnC5E0fsMi pic.twitter.com/4eA01dmTeN
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) October 14, 2020

Consequently, the Juventus forward arrived at Turin on Wednesday evening. Ultimately, Ronaldo received a green signal for traveling home by a private jet.

The Bianconeri said in a statement: “Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Italy with a medical flight authorized by the relevant health authorities at the request of the player and will continue his isolation at his home.”

Andrea Agnelli: "Ronaldo hasn't violated any 'bubble'. We told the players that they could continue their fiduciary isolation at home. Answering the call of your country is something that makes you happy and is the beauty of football."
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) October 15, 2020

The Juve members believe that Ronaldo followed all the necessary protocols. However, Spadafora claimed the opposite.

The star faces allegations.

He received questions regarding the breakage of rules on Rai Radio. Spadafora said: “Without authorization from the health authorities, I think he has violated the protocol.”

On the other hand, Juventus knows that they got clearance to fly him back. Also, they are eagerly waiting for Ronaldo’s test results and need it to be negative.

Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora believes #Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo broke the health protocol by travelling to #Portugal on international duty. #SerieA #UNL https://t.co/BhD49LlZKv pic.twitter.com/alcpS50sSo
— footballitalia (@footballitalia) October 15, 2020

Nonetheless, Ronaldo will not play the upcoming fixtures vs Crotone and Verone in the Serie A. He will also not feature in the Champions League opener for Juve against Dynamo Kyiv.

Spadafora believes that the domestic action will remain behind closed doors. Though, fans are waiting for the gates to open once again to support their teams.

Asked whether he expects the lockout to continue, he said: “For now, certainly yes. Some regions had proposed 25% of a possible audience but for now we cannot authorise it. At least until next month, we must see how it goes.”