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Albert Rusnak tests positive for COVID-19, will miss match vs. Sounders

Real Salt Lake will be without their captain when they face the Seattle Sounders in the first round of the 2021 Major League Soccer playoffs tonight. Albert Rusnak, 27, tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of tonight’s game, the team confirmed to RSL Soapbox.

Rusnak, who recently returned from international duty with Slovakia, tested negative upon arrival back in Utah and was cleared to return to the team. A team representative confirmed Rusnak followed league and team protocols upon his return. He first tested positive on Sunday, and was tested two more times this week to rule out a false positive.