Flamengo revealed that the entire club had tested for Covid-19 last Friday, with the 65 year-old Portuguese manager returning a 'weak positive' result. 

The club reported that while Jesus is being monitored, it will perform another test to confirm.

The online edition of Portuguese newspaper A Bola reported that Jesus was a close friend of masseuse Mario Verissimo - the first confirmed casualty of coronavirus in Portugal. 

The pair worked together at now folded club Estrela da Amadora.