Can Erozden
30 January 2021•Update: 30 January 2021
ANKARA
Atletico Madrid duo Yannick Carrasco and Mario Hermoso contracted the novel coronavirus, the Spanish football club said on Saturday.
"Yannick Carrasco and Mario Hermoso tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday," Atletico Madrid said in a statement.
It added that Belgian winger Carrasco and Spanish central defender Hermoso have been at their homes each for isolation, abiding the coronavirus protocols of the La Liga.
In the 2020-21 season Carrasco, 27, scored 3 goals and 5 assists in 19 appearances for Atletico Madrid.
Carrasco helped Atletico Madrid win the 2018 UEFA Europa League title.
Meanwhile 25-year-old Hermoso produced 2 goals in 20 matches this season.