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SECOND POSITIVE AFTER BENZEMA

Madrid confirms a new case of COVID: Alaba has tested positive

Published:28/07/2021 - 16:24h

Updated:29/07/2021 - 10:11h

Real Madrid confirmed this Wednesday that David Alaba has tested positive for coronavirus. The Austrian therefore joins Karim Benzema, who also tested positive last week

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"The Real Madrid C. F. It communicates that our player Karim Benzema has given positive result in COVID-19". After this brief communicated that the Real Madrid published the past 23 July announcing a dramatic positive by coronavirus of Benzema, this Wednesday 28 the merengues have gone back to communicate another contagion. In this case, the affected has been David Praises, flamante signing of the whites this summer.

"The Real Madrid C. F. It communicates that our player David Praises has given positive result in COVID-19", wrote the madridistas to explain the positive of the ex player of the Bayern of Munich. The defence arrived this past Wednesday to Valdebebas to train with normality, but after being a while with his mates had to leave accompanied of a doctor of the picture of Chamartín.

As it informed in this moment, the footballer was to do the proofs to determine if it was or no infected. It made him a test PCR, a proof serológica and another test of antígenos. A while later, the one of Vienna reappeared in the white Sportive City and no a lot afterwards the Madrid communicated his positive by means of the mentioned writing. A sad adventure that will keep section to the Austrian at least ten days.

This news is a drama more for the merengues, that the past week received the 'stick' with the positive of Benzema. The French could be recovered at the beginning of the next week or even to finals of this, although it already is a fact that goes to lose no less than ten days of pre-season. By his part, to Praise will happen him the same and will not be able to return as little until the next weekend, if it is that has luck.

It will be necessary to see if the vienés can debut against the Milan next Sunday 8 August in the friendly that both groups will contest in Austria. In case to having happened the COVID, will be very just and is little likely that was available, although it can not descartar at all. If it does not arrive to time, will not be able to debut until the 14 in the première in League of the madridistas against the Alavés. It will be necessary to see if Carlo Ancelotti risks to have he of start in spite of have not played never with his mates.

Eleventh positive of the Madrid since it began the pandemia

It fits to say that it Praises it is the eleventh player of the Madrid that has had COVID since it began the pandemia. Up to now, the ten cases had been Éder Militao, Eden Hazard, Casemiro, Luka Jovic​, Mariano, Nacho Fernández, Sergio Bouquets, Fede Valverde, Toni Kroos and Benzema. Of them, the camero no longer is, and besides is necessary to stand out that Zinedine Zidane, that also was , also happened it, the same that the president, Florentino Pérez.

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