Sergio Ramos received another very bad news

Without a doubt, 2021 is not one of the best years in Sergio Ramos' sports career. It is that in the last hours, the captain of Real Madrid has tested positive for covid-19, the white entity reported this Tuesday through an official statement, thus joining the long list of Merengues players infected with the new coronavirus.

Ramos "has given a positive result in the last COVID-19 test that has been carried out," said Real Madrid in the brief report that he published through his account and disseminated on his social networks. His positive doesn't vary much in the situation of the Merengue captain, who was already out due to a "muscle injury" in the calf of his left leg, which occurred in the last national team break.

The experienced 35-year-old defender, whose renewal is still pending less than three months before the end of his contract, has already missed the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool (3-1 win) due to that injury. and the League Classic on Saturday against Barcelona (2-1). The white captain will also miss the return leg against Liverpool on Wednesday at Anfield.

Real Madrid has several infected with Covid-19

To his injury is now added this positive for covid, which increases a long list of Real Madrid players who have suffered the disease such as Raphael Varane, Eden Hazard, Casemiro or Militao, in addition to coach Zinedine Zidane himself.

Spain is suffering the fourth wave of Covid-19

Spain continues to notice the evolution of the fourth wave of coronavirus, with an increase in the number of infections, 78,862 since April 1, and an incidence close to 200 points, although the growth rate is not as fast as in other stages thanks to vaccination, according to health authorities.

Until this Monday, the country added 22,744 cases and 197 deaths from COVID-19 compared to the total figures announced on Friday, according to official data from the Ministry of Health. The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Spain stood at 3,370,256.