Portugal defender Joao Cancelo tests positive for Covid before Euro 2020 opener

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 two days before Portugal’s opening game at Euro 2020. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 two days before Portugal’s Euro 2020 opener against Hungary.

Cancelo has been placed in isolation and Portugal coach Fernando Santos has replaced the 27-year-old with Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot for the European champions’ first game in Budapest on Tuesday.