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Portuguese football to restart from June 4 with strict medical protocol

Players will have to pass coronavirus tests twice a week and matches will be played 'in the fewest number of stadiums possible'

Portuguese football to restart from June 4 with strict medical protocol
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The league's announcement comes a day after Benfica announced its midfielder David Tavares had tested positive for Covid-19

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi and Lisbon
Portugal's football competition Primeira Liga will restart the season on June 4, the country's football league announced.
 
"We wish to guarantee stadiums are rigorously inspected and the professionals are tested. June 4 is the date when the 25th round of matches of Liga Portugal can resume," the league said statement said.
 
At the end of last month Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa had announced the final weekend of May as the restart date for the country's top flight.
 
The Portuguese government have said the last 10 rounds of the season, which was suspended on March 12, will