Slovakia's plans for the Euro 2020 playoff at home to Ireland have been thrown into further chaos after key defender Milan Skriniar tested positive for Covid-19. A positive test for the Inter Milan player, undertaken while he was in Slovakia on international duty, was confirmed last night, with team-mate Alessandro Bastoni, an Italian U-21 international who was due to play against the Irish U-21s in a Euro qualifier next week, also testing positive. Skriniar is now definitely out of the tie, a late blow on the eve of the match for Slovakia manager Pavel Hapal. However, the Slovakian squad who had all been tested for Covid-19 on Wednesday, may need to undergo a fresh set of tests before kick-off. Slovakia will now be without three of their main players for the clash with Stephen Kenny's side as keeper Martin Dubravka had already been ruled out due to injury.

Source: Irish Independent October 07, 2020 19:41 UTC