Valencia criticises Atalanta coach who attended match with Covid-19
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Gian Piero Gasperini admits he had symptoms prior to Champions League match in Spain
The Spanish football club Valencia has criticised the coach of Italian team Atalanta for putting the health of numerous people at risk'' after confessing he had symptoms of Covid-19 prior to the Champions League match between the two sides in March.
In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, Gian Piero Gasperini admitted he was very sick the day before the second leg match in Valencia on 10 March, which took place behind closed doors, but that he was afraid to go to a hospital as they were overflowing with Covid-19 patients at the time.
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