SAO PAULO (AP) — Two Peru players have been ruled out of the South American World Cup qualifying match against Brazil after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Peruvian soccer federation issued a statement Monday saying strikers Raúl Ruidiaz and Alex Valera have not shown serious symptoms of the coronavirus and have remained in isolation since before the results were known.
Ruidiaz, who played in the 2-2 draw at Paraguay last week, had been expected to be a starter for Tuesday’s game in Lima. Brazil leads the South American World Cup qualifiers after an opening 5-0 win over Bolivia.