Portuguese referee Fabio Verissimo tested positive for covid-19, announced the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), continuing "he is feeling well and being treated at home, after showing symptoms at the end of last week".
According to the FPF statement, the referee, who had already been quarantined after being in Italy on March 9, was infected "in Portugal, where he contacted an infected person. The referee will continue to be attended by the health authorities and the FPF Health and Performance Unit", adds the federation. The 37-year-old referee had already completed two weeks of quarantine without any symptoms of the new coronavirus on March 27, after having travelled to Italy on March 9 to referee the UEFA Youth League game between Juventus and Real Madrid that ended-up not being played.
Source: RTP
