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Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 two days before Portugal\u2019s Euro 2020 opener against Hungary.<\/p>\nManchester City defender Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 two days before Portugal\u2019s Euro 2020 opener against Hungary.<\/p>\n
Cancelo has been placed in isolation and Portugal coach Fernando Santos has replaced the 27-year-old with Manchester United\u2019s Diogo Dalot for the European champions\u2019 first game in Budapest on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Dalot spent last season on loan at AC Milan and was part of the Portugal side beaten in the European Championship Under-21 final by Germany last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe AC Milan player will replace Joao Cancelo, who tested positive for Covid-19 following a quick test of the antigen carried out this Saturday by the health and performance unit of the FPF,\u201d read a statement from the Portuguese Football Federation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Hungarian health authorities were immediately informed and the player \u2013 who is fine \u2013 was placed in isolation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe result of the test carried out by the health and performance unit was confirmed by an RT-PCR test carried out on Joao Cancelo also on Saturday and the result of which was known on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn accordance with the Covid-19 protocol defined by UEFA before the matches of Euro 2020, on Saturday all players and members of the entourage were subjected to RT-PCR tests.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results, with the exception of Jo\u00e3o Cancelo, were negative.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Hungarian health authorities have become aware of compliance with the protection procedures, fully respected according to the UEFA protocol, in a group that also has a high rate of vaccination coverage and have authorized the national team to respect the plan stipulated for the European Championship without any changes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cancelo came into Euro 2020 on the back of an impressive season in Manchester, making 43 appearances as Pep Guardiola\u2019s side completed a Premier League and Carabao Cup double and reached the final of the Champions League.<\/p>\n