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

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.

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