Serie A teams need to co-operate and accept COVID-19 absences - Conte


FILE PHOTO: A logo of Italy's Lega Serie A is seen in Milan, Italy, December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) - Serie A teams need to be co-operative and not fret about fielding weakened sides because of positive COVID-19 tests, Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte said on Friday on the eve of the derby against AC Milan.

Inter will be without six players who have had to go into quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days but Conte, in conciliatory mood, said it was something that had to be accepted.

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