The Berliners have to do without coach Dardai and striker Lukebakio in the relegation battle for the time being.
At the German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, coach Pal Dardai, assistant coach Admir Hamzagic and striker Dodi Lukebakio have tested positive for Corona. Quarantine at home was ordered for those affected. “All are symptom-free,” announced the Berliners on Thursday. Assistant trainer Andreas Neuendorf was classified as a first-degree contact person and is also in quarantine.
According to information from Hertha, the next league game on Sunday at FSV Mainz 05 can still take place. The team is temporarily supervised in the relegation battle by sports director Arne Friedrich, who has a trainer A license.
. @ paldardai, Hamzagić & @DLukebakio tested positive for corona virus & symptom-free in quarantine, as did contact person 'Zecke' Neuendorf. @arnefriedrich looks after our team, which can continue the training and game operations: https://t.co/nujANVHaTI#GemeinsamHertha #HaHohe pic.twitter.com/x6Xfvox2BW
– Hertha BSC (@HerthaBSC) April 15, 2021
Common quarters
After consultation with the health department, the team, coaching team and close employees around the cadre are isolated in a shared area. This is initially valid until April 28th. You are only allowed to leave your quarters for training sessions and games. Next Wednesday, the home game against SC Freiburg is on the program, on the following Saturday the Berliners will play at Schalke 04.
“After consulting our hygiene officer in the past international break, we had tightened the hygiene measures again, for example implemented daily quick tests before they became compulsory in the DFL hygiene concept. Now we are forced to take this isolation measure due to the cases that have occurred,” says Friedrich quoted in the association's announcement.
