Mouscron (Belgium) (AFP)
Three Lille players (L1), Renato Sanches, Jonathan Ikoné and Jonathan Bamba, tested positive at Covid-19, revealed on Saturday their coach Christophe Galtier, who called for more serious respect for barrier gestures.
"Sanches, Bamba, Ikoné have been caught by the patrol, that is to say caught by the Covid-19. They are at home, we hope they will come back quickly. They are followed every day," announced Galtier Saturday after the victory (2-1) in friendly on the lawn of Mouscron (Belgian D1), won in the absence of the three positive players.
"Tests were carried out on Monday after the eight-day cutoff, and they contracted the virus. They are isolated at home, the players are fine but we are waiting to see the next tests," explained the northern technician .
Sanches, who had returned to Portugal during the week off, had symptoms and tested positive there, Galtier said: "Renato is still in Portugal and he cannot travel yet because he has to pass two tests. negative to be able to travel. "
Regarding Bamba and Ikoné, Galtier was more optimistic when he returned quickly to Domaine de Luchin: "They should return to training on Monday," he hopes.
The Lille coach took the opportunity to push a rant about the behavior of the French, because he made him fear a second wave of contamination.
"I had eight days of rest and I saw how we behave ... Let's continue like this and we will all be reconfigured and it will be a mess. The state of being firm. With us we must ban. We must not advocate, we must prohibit, "said Galtier.
"If we continue like this, we will not be able to avoid a second wave and it will be complicated for everyone. We must be firmer in decision-making, and greater individual responsibility to respect barrier gestures", a- he hammered.
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