The Santa Catarina state championship restarted on July 8 with four games, including Chapecoense’s 2-0 home win over Avai.
The return match was due to kick off on Sunday at 4pm but was cancelled on the orders of the state’s Health Secretariat. "One of the teams had 14 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and it is necessary for all the players to follow the necessary protective measures," it said in a statement. It did not say which side had produced 14 positive tests but globesporte.com, a Brazilian website, said it was Chapecoense.Santa Catarina state has recorded 42,026 cases of the new coronavirus, with 485 deaths.MORE:
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