Salzburg players hospitalised by virus after Omonia match

EIGHT PLAYERS from the Austrian football team that played in Cyprus on Thursday have come down with a virus, according to the Red Bull Salzburg team’s website.

Salzburg played Omonia Nicosia in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-offs at the GSP Stadium on Thursday, losing 2-1 to the home side.

According to the Cyprus News Agency, the team’s website reported that eight of the Austrian side’s players picked up a virus during their stay in Cyprus. On their return to Austria, the eight were taken immediately to hospital where they were put on drips. The website did not specify the type of virus that the players picked up.

In the event that the virus is highly contagious, the upcoming derby between Salzberg and Sturm Graz may be postponed.

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