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COVID-19 outbreak at Inter, Sassuolo match to be postponed

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AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, centre left, and Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku, centre right, argue during an Italian Cup round of 8 soccer match between Inter Milan and AC Milan at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. [AP Photo/Antonio Calanni]

Inter Milan's Serie A match at home to Sassuolo on Saturday is to be postponed and their players will be pulled out of international duty after two more positive COVID-19 cases at the club, Inter said in a statement on Thursday.

Stefan de Vrij and Matias Vecino tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday, joining captain Samir Handanovic and Danilo D’Ambrosio in quarantine at home.

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