Five positives in Ukraine before facing Germany

Ukraine has announced five positives before facing Germany in the Nations League (this Saturday at 8:45 p.m. in Leipzig). “Unfortunately, PCR tests taken on Friday morning from the collections at the Steinberger Grand Hotel returned positive results. Four blue and yellow players, Andriy Yarmolenko, Viktor Tsygankov, Viktor Kovalenko and Serhiy Sydorchuk, as well as the coach of the national team, Vadym Komardin, were infected with COVID-19. Infected people remain in self-isolation in hotel rooms. The rest of the team went to pre-match training at the RB Arena, which started 15 minutes late. This Saturday all members of the Ukrainian expedition will be tested again “, reads the statement made public by the federation on its website.

For now the clash against the Germans remains standing as Ukraine can count on 13 players including the goalkeeper as dictated by UEFA protocol. The RFEF is on the lookout as Germany is Spain's next rival on Tuesday, November 17 at La Cartuja.