The Peruvian midfielder Andre Carrillo tested positive for COVID-19 He underwent ten days ago in Saudi Arabia, where he plays for Al Hilal, local media reported this Saturday.
After knowing the information, the representative of the World Cup in Russia 2018, Elio Casareto, thanked on Twitter “the messages and calls asking about André’s health” and said that he could only “comment that he is in good health”.
Casareto asked those interested in the health of the Peruvian player “not to neglect and continue to take all care: mask, hand washing and social distancing.”
Local media reported that Carrillo, who has played for Al Hilal since 2018, tested positive for the disease ten days ago and since then has remained in home confinement and complying with health protocols.
The player, who is 29 years old and last year won the Asian Champions League and participated in the Club World Cup, has delayed his incorporation into the work of his team, which will return to the official competition on August 4.
Carrillo has become the second Peruvian team to test positive for the COVID-19, after striker Jefferson Farfán, a Lokomotiv player from Moscow, who recovered from the illness earlier this month after two weeks of home isolation. EFE
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