Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa tests positive for COVID-19
Football | September 04, 2020 15:55 ISTDiego Costa has tested positive for coronavirus, Atletico Madrid confirmed on Friday.
Diego Costa has tested positive for coronavirus, Atletico Madrid confirmed on Friday.
The setback kept Diego Simeone’s team in sixth place, outside the Champions League spots.
Costa on Thursday accepted charges of avoiding a tax payment of over a million euros, linked to his transfer to Chelsea in 2014 and also to tax related to image rights.
If found guilty, Costa could still avoid jail time because in Spain sentences for less than two years can be suspended by a judge.
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone will likely have strikers Álvaro Morata and Diego Costa available for the Champions League game against Liverpool.
Diego Costa was taken off after he felt a muscle pain in the 90th minute of Saturday's match that ended 2-1 in favor of Atletico.
The loss was the fourth straight for MLS in its annual All-Star game, which matches the league's top players against international competition.
Eleven players are back from Euro 2016, and 10 were in the 2014 World Cup squad. Only Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, David Silva and Pepe Reina were in the team that won Euro 2008.
The result also meant Arsenal will not qualify for the Champions League for a second straight season.
The Brazilian-born Spaniard acknowledged that he grew "a little nervous" as time passed without an agreement between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid.
Not being included in Chelsea's European squad means Costa will not be cup-tied for the tournament if he secures a mid-season transfer.
Villa fills the void among the strikers left by Diego Costa, who hasn't played for Chelsea this season and isn't in form.
The English soccer season started last weekend but Costa is currently in his native Brazil, after claiming he was told in a text message sent by Conte during the offseason that he was not wanted at Chelsea anymore
2016-17 Premier League winners Chelsea are currently facing an innumerable amount of problems as the Blue's haven't landed any major signing yet for the season.
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London: John Terry scored for the second straight game and Diego Costa grabbed his 13th goal of the season as Chelsea beat West Ham 2-0 to stay top of the Premier League on Friday.West Ham
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