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Genoa goalkeeper Perin tests positive for COVID-19

ByReuters

Published 26/09/2020 at 15:45 GMT

Sept 26 (Reuters) - Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin has tested positive for COVID-19, the Serie A club said on Saturday, leading to their match away to Napoli on Sunday kicking off later than planned.

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Genoa coach Rolando Maran told Saturday's pre-match news conference that the 27-year-old, who is on loan from Juventus, had tested positive and was at home with a slight fever. The rest of the squad were training as usual, Maran said.
Serie A later announced that Sunday's match in Naples would kick off at 1800 local time (1600 GMT) instead of 1500.
The Gazzetta dello Sport said the Genoa squad needed to undergo a new round of testing and had postponed their charter flight to Naples from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning to allow time to obtain the results. (Writing by Brian Homewood; editing by Clare Fallon)
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