Carlos Zambrano caught the coronavirus and Boca ruled him out for the initial days of the preseason

News on the return of Carlos Zambrano to Boca Juniors. The national defender had everything ready to join the preseason with the rest of his teammates, but he has been reported as positive for coronavirus. Before the trip to Argentina, the defender was in our country for a few days.

According to information from ESPN, the ‘Kaiser’ Zambrano appeared at the ‘Xeneizes’ property. An important detail, according to the journalist Emiliano Raddi, the representative of the Peruvian team arrived with symptoms and after confirming the contagion by COVID-19, he had to leave the place.

In this way, the 33-year-old central defender has joined the list of staff members with confirmed cases of coronavirus. Hugo Ibarra, the coach of the professional squad, Esteban Rolón and Sebastián Villa, both soccer players, were the first to contract the disease. All are left out of the initial activities in the preseason.

Faced with this situation and in the midst of the preparation phase to face the 2023 campaign, Boca will take measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among the other team members. In any case, it was planned that the concentration would begin in the following hours. Without Zambrano, Rolón and Villa, there will be 28 who will be in the hotel.

Will Carlos Zambrano renew with Boca Juniors?

The contagion of coronavirus came at a time of doubt between the Peruvian and the La Ribera club. Although “León” has a contract with the Argentine institution, there are versions that he can leave the institution. In this sense, as ESPN points out, Alianza Lima is one of the major stakeholders in taking over the defender’s services.

In any case, Boca has already offered a proposal to extend the agreement with Zambrano. Thus, the ball is in the court of the Peruvian, who arrived at La Bombonera at the beginning of 2020 and since then has lifted a total of five local trophies: one Super League, two League Cups, one Argentine Cup and one from the League. Professional.