The home match of the championship Juventus with Naples in the Italian league should take place according to plan tonight, despite the fact that the club from Campania announced the coronavirus infection in the team. The competition management confirmed the deadline on Saturday evening because Naples did not submit a confirmation from the local health authorities about the travel ban. Representatives of Juventus also announced their intention to join. So if Naples does not come to Turin, it will face 0: 3.
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Juventus Turin footballers celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal (right).
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Naples announced on Friday that two members of the team had a positive test for covid-19, a day later another infected person was added. Among them are two players, midfielders Piotr Zieliňski and Eljif Elmas. According to media reports, the local hygiene station ordered all members of the team to go into isolation, and also banned the team from traveling.
However, the Naples club has not yet provided the management of the competition with the necessary documentation that would entitle the official postponement of the match. According to the protocol of the Italian league, it should be played if the team has 13 players available, including at least one goalkeeper.
Naples has been testing the entire staff and members of the implementation team since last Sunday, when the club joined the league against Genoa. He registered the first infected before the match, since then more than 20 cases of coronavirus have appeared on his team. Saturday’s match between Genoa and Turin has been postponed.
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