Madrid (AFP)
The Spanish club Valencia announced on Tuesday the discovery of two positive cases of Covid-19 among its members, without however revealing the identity of the people concerned, while Espanyol and Mallorca, two relegated, each communicated a case later. positive.
"The PCR and blood tests carried out on Monday on the first team, the technical staff and among the direct entourage, in view of the preseason work, revealed two positive cases for Covid-19", announced the Valence FC in a press release.
"Those who tested positive will remain in isolation at home, in accordance with La Liga and club protocols. Health authorities were immediately informed of their status," said the elite club which began its preseason work under the management of new coach Javi Gracia, appointed two weeks ago after Albert Celades sacked in June.
According to the protocol imposed by La Liga in view of the 2020/21 season which is due to start on September 12, the three clubs will have to set up individual training sessions and carry out new tests among their members.
The new cases come two days after Atlético Madrid announced the coronavirus contamination of its Argentine striker Angel Correa and Croatian defender Sime Vrsaljko, deprived of the trip to Lisbon on Tuesday for the Final 8 of the Champions League.
Atlético then retested the whole team and no new cases were revealed.
Last week, Real Madrid striker Mariano Diaz tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Champions League round of 16, but the rest of the squad were able to make it to Manchester, where Real eventually been eliminated by City in the quarterfinals.
Sevilla midfielder Nemanja Gudelj has also tested positive for the coronavirus. As in the case of Real Madrid, the rest of the squad came out negative and the Andalusian club were able to play their Europa League round of 16 against Roma in Germany, qualifying for the quarter-finals with a victory. 2-0.
Spain is one of the European countries most affected by the pandemic and has seen an increase in cases in recent weeks. Spain's health ministry on Monday reported 8,618 new cases of infection since Friday and 65 deaths from the virus in the previous seven days.
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