The team’s medical team reported that players Marcelino Núñez and Gonzalo Tapia showed positive results in tests carried out before each game.
Eduardo Berizzo’s La Roja presents two new victims before the matches they will play in Japan for the Kirin Cup. This is because the national team reported on Thursday that two footballers tested positive for Covid checks in the delegation.
“The medical staff of the Chilean national team informs with the authorization of the players Marcelino Núñez and Gonzalo Tapia that they presented a positive result for covid-19 during the active research checks which are carried out before each match “, they reported in an official statement.
“The athletes are asymptomatic, carrying out their respective period of isolation, this under the supervision of the national team medical staff “, they added.
This situation had already been the subject of Eduardo Berizzo as a whole during the press conference given this Wednesday as a prelude to the Chile-Tunisia duel for the semi-finals of the tournament which will be played in Japan.
On the occasion, the Argentinian had underlined that “today (yesterday) we had a control of the antigens and some tests have been undefined, which have been that of Gary (Medel), that of (Gonzalo) Tapia and that of (Marcelino) Núñez “, possible losses which could be added to those of Pablo Parra and Esteban Pavez.
For the same reason, it follows that Medel gave negative tests and could be part of the duel, as Berizzo hoped to give him continuity in his new midfield position. “In case they can play, we will try to continue seeing footballers. If Gary can play, he will surely be in the game “said yesterday.
There, he also explained why he decided to bring it forward. “It’s a great pressure mover . If the team pressed even with 10 in the rival field (against South Korea), it was thanks to the spirit of pushing that Gary engaged his teammates and launched them forward”.
“The idea that he plays in this position is also that he shares the function of third central defender in front of our defense and not to be a traditional libero and form a line of three, but to try to bring Gary, always central defender, to do it in front of the defense and can join in midfield “, He continued.
The team of all will play its first Kirin Cup match at dawn this Friday in the duel against Tunisia which takes place at 02:15 in Chile.
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