Ligue 1 - Second swine flu case at Saint Etienne

Eurosport - Wed, 04 Nov 15:53:00 2009

A second Saint Etienne player has been diagnosed with swine flu, the Ligue 1 club has confirmed.

FOOTBALL Ligue 1 Saint Etienne Emmanuel Riviere - 0

Brazilian striker Ilan missed the 1-0 home defeat to Lyon last weekend with swine flu and the club said in an official statement that another player has contracted the same H1N1 virus, although they did not release his name.

The statement added that the player has been ordered to stay at home for treatment

L'Equipe said that the player is understood to be 19-year-old striker Emmanuel Riviere (pictured).

The Saints travel to Nancy on Saturday already short of several injured players.

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