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The coronavirus pandemic hit Red Bull Salzburg for the second time in a short time. In early October, after the Champions League play-off match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, three players tested positive, the “policemen” announced on Monday that six national team players from different countries are already affected. At the moment, no one will be assigned to the national teams.
As announced by the Salzburg team, a series of tests carried out especially for this group before the international break yielded this result, of which the club was informed on Sunday evening immediately after the 1-1 draw in the typical Bundesliga in Rapid. A coronavirus test evaluated on Friday for the match in Hütteldorf had previously given a negative result to the entire team.
To get to the bottom of the different test results in such a short time and generally to get as much clarity as possible on the degree of infection of the players, another third round of PCR tests will be conducted for the entire team on Monday, he announced the Salzburg team. The club did not name the affected players.
All equipment in quarantine for now
In accordance with the prevention concept agreed with the authorities, the office of the Austrian Football League, the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) and the responsible health authority were immediately informed. The affected players currently have no symptoms and have already entered quarantine, Salzburg wrote. The rest of the team is in team quarantine and is only allowed to travel between their home, training, or venue.
As in October in the home test against Greece (2: 1), as well as in the Nations League duels in Northern Ireland (1: 0) and Romania (1: 0), the ÖFB team boss , Franco, must, according to the current status, also in the next international friendly match on Wednesday. (8.30 pm) in Luxembourg and in the Nations League final in Vienna against Northern Ireland on Sunday and Norway (November 18, 8.45 pm each, live on ORF1 and on the live broadcast) without the team players from Salzburg.
The Austrian soccer team has to do without goalkeeper Cican Stankovic and defenders Andreas Ulmer and Albert Vallci. The current situation in Salzburg affects not only national footballers, but also various legionaries such as Dominik Szoboszlai. The young star of the “Bulls” should have played European Championship qualifier against Iceland with Hungary on Thursday in Budapest.
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