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Gonzalo Higuain was dominated out of Friday’s sport towards Nashville after testing optimistic for COVID-19.© AFP
Inter Miami’s preparations for his or her Major League Soccer play-off debut have been thrown into disarray on Friday after three gamers together with star striker Gonzalo Higuain examined optimistic for Covid-19. The Miami Herald reported that former Real Madrid and Juventus ahead Higuain and the Argentinian’s brother Federico had been dominated out of Friday’s sport towards Nashville together with defender Leandro Gonzalez Pirez. Two different reserve staff Miami gamers had additionally examined optimistic for the coronavirus, US experiences mentioned. Miami wouldn’t affirm the identities of the people concerned, saying solely that three gamers weren’t “medically cleared” to face Nashville.
Miami, who’re co-owned by former England and Manchester United star David Beckham, should win Friday’s one-off sport with Nashville to advance to the opening spherical of the MLS Cup play-offs.
The Miami outbreak is the newest setback to the beginning of the MLS postseason. Earlier this week, Los Angeles FC confirmed 4 gamers — together with forwards Diego Rossi and Brian Rodriguez — had examined optimistic for Covid-19.
Rossi and Rodriguez’s circumstances got here with the duo on World Cup qualifying responsibility with Uruguay in Montevideo.
Two different gamers — Ecuador internationals Diego Palacios and Jose Cifuentes — additionally examined optimistic on worldwide responsibility.
The circumstances come simply days earlier than LAFC face the Seattle Sounders subsequent Tuesday of their opening postseason sport.
Unlike the NBA, whose play-offs have been held in a bubble with groups primarily based at a single location in Orlando, Major League Soccer’s postseason is happening with groups taking part in at their residence venues all through the United States.
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The playoffs come because the United States faces an escalating Covid-19 disaster, with circumstances skyrocketing throughout the nation.
New circumstances of Covid-19 have averaged round 167,400 per day this week whereas the day by day demise toll has topped 1,400.
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