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Goalkeeper Anthony Lopes tested positive for covid-19 and was discharged from the Portuguese soccer team, which is preparing to play in the Nations League games with France and Sweden, the federation announced today.
“Portuguese international Anthony Lopes tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday night and was released from the job of the national team. The others summoned, as well as the technical team and personnel, gave negative in the projection of SARS-Cov-2 ”, informs the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).
In a note posted on the official website, the FPF said that members of the European champion team delegation were conducting a new testing session this morning on covid-19, but it was unclear whether Anthony Lopes would be replaced by the coach. Fernando Santos.
The 30-year-old goalkeeper who plays for the French at Lyon, is the second player to be discharged from the ‘quinas’ team for positive in the covid-19 test, after central defender José Fonte, who was replaced this Tuesday. Sunday Duarte fair.
As for the initial call for Fernando Santos, there is also the absence of defender Mário Rui, who was prevented from leaving Italy due to the detection of several cases of covid-19 in the Naples squad, having been replaced by Nuno Sequeira.
Portugal faces France on Sunday in what will be the return of the European champions to the Stade de France, following the historic triumph of 2016, in the European final, in a clash between the top two of Group 3.
In the group of League A of the League of Nations – of which Portugal holds the trophy -, the Portuguese and French have six points, with the formation of the ‘quinas’ having an advantage in goal difference, while Sweden and Croatia they continue with zero.
The team led by Fernando Santos started the ‘window’ of October matches this Wednesday, with a 0-0 draw with Spain, at the Estádio José Alvalade, in Lisbon, in a match in which Anthony Lopes was not used.
After the clash with the French, Portugal received on Wednesday, again in Alvalade, Sweden, which they won 2-0 in the round of 16, with two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, 100 and 101 from ‘quinas’.
