<p>BERLIN &mdash; Hertha Berlin climbed out of the Bundesliga’s relegation zone on Thursday with a 3-0 win over visiting Freiburg in its second game following a coronavirus outbreak at the club.</p>
<p>Krzysztof Piatek and Peter Pekarik’s first-half goals and a late strike from Nemanja Radonjic were enough for Hertha to move ahead of Werder Bremen and Arminia Bielefeld on goal difference having played a game less.</p>
<p>Hertha was facing a punishing schedule of six games in 20 days when it returned from a two-week quarantine period by playing away at Mainz on Monday. But four points from two games have eased the ambitious club’s relegation worries ahead of Sunday’s visit from Bielefeld.</p>
<p>Hertha’s rivals have three games remaining. Hertha and last-place Schalke have four, including their postponed game next Wednesday.</p>
<p>Piatek scored from a difficult angle on a rebound in the 13th minute after Freiburg goalkeeper Florian Müller stopped Jordan Torunarigha’s initial effort from distance. Radonjic then crossed for Pekarik to make it 2-0 in the 22nd.</p>
<p>The Serbian winger sealed the win with his first Bundesliga goal -– a fine individual effort to go past a defender after a long run -– in the 85th.</p>
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