(Reuters) – Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski was substituted resulting from breathing issues in Sunday’s 1-0 Serie A defeat by Empoli however the membership later stated he had been given the all-clear by docs.
Italian media reported that the Poland worldwide appeared to battle within the first half and pointed to his neck and chest earlier than being changed by Lorenzo Insigne within the twenty second minute.
Napoli later launched an announcement saying the 27-year-old, who contracted COVID-19 final 12 months, was cleared after checks.
The incident got here a day after Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof was substituted resulting from breathing difficulties of their 1-0 Premier League win in opposition to Norwich City.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
