AS Saint-Etienne : a player positive for coronavirus, the friendly match against Hertha canceled | ASSE News

AS Saint-Etienne has reported the presence of a positive case for the coronavirus within the workforce of Claude Puel.

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Not identified, “the player concerned was immediately isolated.“As a result of this positive test, the Greens will not be able to face the Germans of Hertha Berlin this Friday, in a friendly match.”The sanitary conditions initially defined for the organization of the match between AS Saint-Étienne and Hertha BSC, scheduled for tomorrow Friday at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, no longer allow this meeting to be held.“, indicates the Forézien club in a press release.

Saint-Etienne will start the 2020-2021 Ligue 1 season on the grounds of Olympique de Marseille on Friday, August 21.