Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (left) will resume service against the Blues.

Well, maybe.

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Ludek Perina / AP / SIPA

Ukraine, deprived of three of its goalkeepers who tested positive for Covid-19, announced that it had integrated its goalkeeper coach Oleksandr Shovkovskiy into its group for the friendly match against France this Wednesday evening in Saint-Denis.

Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid) and Yuri Pankiv (FK Oleksandriya) tested positive for coronavirus after the team arrived in France on Monday and placed in solitary confinement while the usual captain and titular goalkeeper, Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk), had already withdrawn after his positive test announced on Monday.

New results pending

Oleksandr Shovkovskiy will obviously only enter the pitch if the test of the only keeper still available, Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kiev, 0 selection), proves positive or if the latter is injured during the match.

The Ukrainian selection was once again subjected to PCR tests in the morning.

The results are expected in the afternoon.

Oleksandr Shovkovskiy, 45, has 92 caps for the Ukraine team, the last in 2012. A longtime Dynamo Kiev player, he ended his playing career three years ago and has been working as an assistant coach since 2018. principal of the national team, the Golden Ball 2004 Andriy Shevchenko.

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