Hungary coach Rossi tests positive for coronavirus on eve of Euro 2020 match


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League B - Group 3 - Russia v Hungary - Lev Yashin Stadium, Moscow, Russia - October 14, 2020 Hungary coach Marco Rossi during the match Pool via REUTERS/Pavel Golovkin

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary national team coach Marco Rossi tested positive for COVID-19 and separated from the team in quarantine a day before their crucial Euro 2020 playoff match against Iceland.

"After several negative tests Marco Rossi's latest test showed a positive result," the Hungarian Football Federation MLSZ said on Twitter. "He was immediately separated from the players and the staff."

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