Perisic: “Maybe I'll play in this tournament again!”

Ivan Perisic (32 years old) was the negative note in the days leading up to the round of 16 match on Monday between Croatia and Spain. The Inter winger, a key piece in Zlatko Dalic's schemes, tested positive for coronavirus last Sunday and must respect the ten days of isolation that the protocol marks. That means that the match against Luis Enrique's men in Copenhagen will be lost and that, in the best of cases, you can only be available again if your selection reaches the final.

The Croatian used his social networks to express how he feels: “As most of you already know, I have tested positive for Covid-19. Thanks for all the messages. I feel better today, but I am very sad that I cannot help Croatia tomorrow and hopefully later. With the support of our incredible fans, I'm sure my teammates will play a great game. And who knows, maybe in the end I will play in this tournament again! “

Perisic used to illustrate his publication a photo of the goal that scored Spain in Euro 2016, when that defeat meant that the team trained then by Vicente del Bosque was forced to go to the side of the death of the team (they would be defeated in the second round against Italy).

“Perisic has mild symptoms and it is impossible to know where he got infected,” Croatian press chief Tomislav Pacak said. , adding that Croatia is not required to have further PCR tests before the match with Spain. “Ivan is fine, he has mild symptoms. He had back pain yesterday, so we isolated him immediately, before the test results came back,” he added.

Several Croatian media have assured that Ivan Perisic is one of the footballers who was vaccinated before the championship, although the Croatian federation has preferred not to reveal it in order to preserve your right to privacy. Vaccine or not, the reality is that the winger, who has scored two of Croatia's four goals in the tournament, will not be in the round of 16 or in the quarterfinals and semifinals, if his team manages to advance