THE BALL – Starter against Turkey, Vida discovers he has Covid-19 at the interval (Croatia)



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The unusual happened during Croatia’s visit to Turkey (3-3). Owner and captain of the foreign team, Domagoj Vida was replaced at half-time because … he was infected with Covid-19.

According to the statement released by the Croatian federation, all the players tested negative before the meeting with Turkey, but in the tests for the visit to Sweden (Saturday) Domagoj Vida accused the presence of the new coronavirus. Situation that was communicated to the medical team only during the interval, who advised Zlatko Dalic to proceed with the substitution.

The same note explains that Domagoj Vida was immediately isolated and will remain in Istanbul (where he resides, being a Besiktas athlete), thus failing the match against Portugal next Tuesday. The rest of the team will travel to Sweden, all with negative tests.

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