Jorge Jesus: Flamengo manager tests positive for coronavirus and put under quarantine in Rio de Janeiro
The former Benfica boss has contracted Covid-19
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Your support makes all the difference.Flamengo coach Jorge Jesus has tested positive for coronavirus and is under quarantine in Rio de Janeiro while doctors perform a second confirmatory test, he and his club said on Monday.
“It’s true that my test came up positive and it’s also true that I feel normal,” the Portuguese coach said on Instagram. “I feel exactly the same today as I felt a month, a year, two, three years ago. I have no symptoms but the test was positive.”
“I am going to stay under quarantine. I think that in a week or two, God willing, I’ll be back to normal.”
Jesus, who last year led Flamengo to the Serie A league title and Copa Libertadores trophy, said he was under the care of the club’s medical team.
In a statement, Flamengo termed the test result “weak positive or inconclusive” and said it was performing a second test.
It suspended all training for the first team and youth team squads for a week.
The announcement came on the day the Rio de Janeiro state championship was suspended for 15 days.
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Jesus had criticised the Rio state football federation for allowing games to go on last weekend, saying footballers and backroom staff were “not super human” and deserved more care.
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