Vasco da Gama confirms positive for COVID-19 from Ecuadorian defender Luis Cangá

The club started the preseason this Monday in Río de Janerio. Cangá could not join the squad and rests in Guayaquil, expected for January 11.

With result positive for COVID-19, the Ecuadorian Luis Cangá could not appear this Monday at the start of the Vasco da Gama preseason, in Brazil. The defender is part of a group of six infected players, who are scheduled to join the squad on January 11.

The Ecuadorian was one of the 23 players called by Vasco for the start of the preseason at the Moacyr Barbosa training camp, for which he had to travel to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday; However the positive result forced the player to isolate himself at his home, in Guayaquil, with which the club hopes to be able to have it for the following week.

Cangá tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine in Ecuador. The defender will join the group in Pinheiral ”, reported the club.

One A similar case is registered with the Paraguayan Matías Galarza, which with the contagion of coronavirus could not leave his country either.

To Cangá and Galarza se suman Nenê, Riquelme, Léo Matos and Thiago Rodrigues, all in home isolation and with mild symptoms.

According to the club’s press department, the coaching staff expects to have the full group by January 11, when I start the second phase of work in Pinheiral.

Brazilian portals echoed the situation of the tricolor player and published a message from Cangá for the club’s fans, in which he details his health situation and his desire to “play” in Vasco.

“This motivation will help me recover faster. I hope we can see each other soon ”, detailed the 26-year-old player.

The national defender is one of the six reinforcements announced by the club’s leadership to seek promotion to Serie A this season, together with goalkeeper Thiago Rodrigues, defenders Anderson Conceição and Edimar, as well as midfielders Isaque and Yuri Lara. (D)

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