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Brazilian league game suspended moments before kickoff due to COVID-19

By Reuters | Aug. 10, 2020
Brasileiro Championship - Gremio v Fluminense - Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre, Brazil - August 9, 2020 A staff member wearing a protective face mask during halftime, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Diego Vara]

One of the opening matches of the 2020 Brazilian league was called off just moments before kickoff on Sunday when 10 Goias players tested positive for COVID-19.

“The game has been delayed,” Goias president Marcelo Almeida told reporters. “Good sense has prevailed.

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