SAO PAULO (AP) — Two Peru players, inlcuding Sounders forward Raul Ruidiaz, have been ruled out of the South American World Cup qualifying match against Brazil after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Peruvian soccer federation says strikers Ruidiaz and Alex Valera have not shown serious symptoms of the coronavirus and have remained in isolation since before the test results were known.
Ruidiaz, who played in last week's 2-2 draw at Paraguay, had been expected to be a starter in Peru's second qualifying game in Lima.
