ROME: Lazio, already deprived of several players, announced on Saturday that they had quarantined their entire squad after positive coronavirus tests
Lazio fielded an exhausted side in Bruges in the Champions League on Wednesday and drew 1-1 without last season’s European top scorer Ciro Immobile and midfielders Luis Alberto, Manuel Lazzari, Lucas Leiva and Djavan Anderson
The club said in a statement on Saturday that they carried out a new round of tests on Friday
This is the first time Lazio have explicitly confirmed cases of Covid-19 in their squad after talking about ‘questionable’ testing during the week, even though they omitted players from their squad
« The whole team will repeat the checks today to identify which players can be used in tomorrow’s match between Turin and Lazio, » the club said
« The positive results have been placed in home isolation while the team will observe a period of quarantine under the active supervision of medical staff »
Lazio are 12th in the Italian league and travel to Petersburg to face Zenit in the Champions League on Wednesday – AFP
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