Ukraine has only one goalkeeper available in its squad on the eve of facing France this Wednesday in Saint-Denis in a friendly match, all the others having tested positive for coronavirus, according to the national team. .
Ukrainian national team spokesman Oleksandre Glyvinsky said on Tuesday that Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid) and Yuri Pankiv (FK Oleksandriya) tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the game.
These tests took place this Monday evening in the Paris region when these two players had been placed in isolation.
The usual captain and titular goalkeeper, Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk), was already forfeited after his positive test announced Monday before leaving for France.
Of the four goalkeepers initially selected, only Georguiy Buschan (Dynamo Kiev, 0 selection) remains available.
The opponent of the Blues does not intend for the moment to bring a new goalkeeper.
The match can take place with 13 players available
UEFA's protocol specifies that international matches are maintained as long as 13 players are available, including 1 goalkeeper.
Ukraine will face decimated France since the positive tests of Andriy Pyatov and his teammate Taras Stepanenko forced the placement in isolation, in Ukraine, of four other international Shaktar Donetsk: Mykola Matviienko, Viktor Kovalenko, Marlos and Junior Moraes.
Six other players are also absent because of injuries.
They are Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City), Sergiy Kryvtsov, Sergiy Bolbat and Yevgen Konoplianka (Shakhtar Donetsk) as well as Vitaliy Buyalskyi and Vladyslav Supryaga (Dynamo Kiev).
The rest of "the team continues to train and prepare for the match," said Maksym Betsko, doctor of the Ukrainian team, in a video published on Tuesday by the Ukrainian Football Federation.
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After France, Ukraine will face Germany this Saturday and Spain on October 13 in Kiev in the League of Nations.
After the first two days, Ukraine are second in their group, one point behind Spain.
Ukraine has so far recorded more than 230,000 cases of coronavirus, including more than 4,450 deaths.