Slovakia鈥檚 Vavro is virus positive
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Slovakia defender Denis Vavro and a member of the team鈥檚 coaching staff have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the European Championship match against Sweden, coach Stefan Tarkovic said yesterday.
They are the first positive tests for COVID-19 to have been announced since Euro 2020 started.
Tarkovic said Vavro has no symptoms and is isolating. He didn鈥檛 disclose the name of the coach.
Testing took place at the team鈥檚 training base in St Petersburg on Wednesday, two days after Slovakia鈥檚 first game of the tournament in the Russian city.
The game against Sweden today is also in St Petersburg.
鈥淲e started to work with the Russian public health authorities,鈥 Tarkovic said through a translator, 鈥渁nd started to apply the corresponding UEFA protocol. So we took all the steps to avoid the spread of the infection.鈥
UEFA protocol states that teams with fewer than 13 players could have their game 鈥渞escheduled within the next 48 hours of the date of the relevant match鈥 and possibly at a different venue.
鈥淎ny additional player called up to meet the minimum of 13 players requires that an equivalent number of quarantined players are definitively withdrawn from the 26-player list,鈥 the European soccer body said.
Sweden players Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg tested positive for the virus ahead of the tournament. Kulusevski is expected to play a part in the match at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Russia reported last Friday, hours before the first game of the tournament between Italy and Turkey, that winger Andrey Mostovoy tested positive for the virus. Russian authorities didn鈥檛 quarantine any players as close contacts on that occasion.
Slovakia beat Poland 2-1 in its first game in Group E. The 25-year-old Vavro was an unused substitute.
鈥淚t is a tough situation for the player, who has the whole career ahead of him and was looking forward to the Euros,鈥 Tarkovic said. 鈥淪o it鈥檚 a shame he is out due to that situation.鈥
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