Football: Covid in Serie A, Inter worries, Genoa improves
After Genoa, Inter is now the team that is trembling the most due to the spread of infections in the world of football. In the week of the derby, 6 players are still positive in Antonio Conte's team: Bastoni, Skriniar, Nainggolan, Gagliardini, Radu and, less than 24 hours ago, Young. Bastoni and Skriniar, the first to contract the disease, hope that with the reduction of the quarantine to 10 days, they will test negative and be available again in time for the match against the Rossoneri, scheduled for Saturday 17 October. Pioli's team has welcomed back Ibrahimovic, who has recovered from Covid and was present yesterday at the first training session after forced isolation. Defenders Gabbia and Duarte are still out.
News is also expected regarding the two Napoli midfielders currently sidelined, Zielinski, whose infection was announced about ten days ago, and Elmas. On social media, the Neapolitan team continued to publish news about the negative results of its other players throughout the week. The situation is also starting to improve at Genoa, the Serie A team hit by the most important outbreak: yesterday the Ligurian club announced the recovery of Mattia Perin, the first positive in the squad, Federico Marchetti and Ivan Radovanovic. However, the positive players still remain fourteen: Valon Behrami, Davide Biraschi, Petar Briek, Francesco Cassata, Domenico Criscito, Mattia Destro, Lukas Lerager, Darian Males, Filippo Melengoni, Luca Pellegrini, Marko Pjaca, Lasse Schone, Miha Zajc, Davide Zappacosta. Now the fear, also following the trips of the athletes with their respective national teams, is that the situation could also spread to other teams. In Atalanta there is the goalkeeper Carnesecchi, who tested positive during the tests carried out on those called up to play with the blue jersey of the Under 21.
Article published on 12 October 2020 - 10:54
