CR7 in defiant mood after being accused of breach of virus rules

Juventus' star player Cristiano Ronaldo appeared as combative as ever in a social media post on Friday, a day after being accused of breaching Italian coronavirus rules.

"Don't let what you can't do stand in the way of what you can do," he posted on Instagram, along with a picture of him smiling and relaxing by a swimming pool.

The 35-year-old has been isolating at home in Turin since Wednesday, when he tested positive for the coronavirus and left the Portuguese national team ahead of a Nations League match against Sweden.

On Thursday, Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said in an interview with RAI public radio that Ronaldo breached Italian virus protocols by flying in and out of Italy to join the Portuguese squad.

Feeling well

Ronaldo and other foreign Juventus players left Italy last week to join their national teams, while the Italian Serie A champions were quarantining following two positive cases among club staff.

In a later Instagram live video, Ronaldo denied any wrongdoing, said he was feeling well, without any symptoms of Covid-19, and hoped to be back soon on the pitch.

"I did not break any protocol," the striker said. "It is all a lie."