Argentinian star Lionel Messi has returned to the French capital Paris to join his team Paris Saint-Germain after testing negative for the coronavirus following a positive result, as announced by the leader of the French football league today. The Parisian club stated in a press release that "the test taken by Lionel Messi was negative for COVID-19." He has arrived in Paris and will resume training with the team in the coming days.
PSG had announced the positive COVID-19 result of their star during his holiday in his homeland. The club's coach, Messi's compatriot Mauricio Pochettino, confirmed during a press conference the day before his team's match against fourth-division team Vendée (which PSG won 4-0) that Messi would be able to return to France once his result was negative.
Paris Saint-Germain, leading Ligue 1 with 46 points, did not specify whether Messi would be able to participate in the upcoming match against Lyon (currently in 13th place with 24 points) in the 20th round on Sunday. The roster of the Parisian club is filled with COVID-19 cases, the latest being defender Lavin Courtois, who joined a long list that includes Spanish full-back Juan Bernat, compatriot goalkeeper Sergio Rico, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, Portuguese player Danilo Pereira, and young player Nathan Bitumazala.
