Rennes (AFP)
Angers defender Rayan Aït-Nouri tested positive for coronavirus and placed in fourteen, the club announced Friday, which must travel to Dijon on Saturday for the first day of Ligue 1.
In view of this match, the entire group underwent PCR screening tests on Thursday, for the 9th time since deconfinement. The 19-year-old left-back, who shows no symptoms, is the first positive case detected at the club.
"The group remains united and mobilized for the trip to Dijon this Saturday," assured the club in a statement. According to the protocol of the Professional Football League (LFP), the virus is considered to be circulating in the club from four positive cases (players or supervisors) over eight rolling days.
"The whole group, including staff, remains under the reinforced supervision of the club doctor. New tests will be carried out next week and Rayan Aït Nouri will be subject to additional examinations prior to his return," the club said, calling on them. supporters to avoid contact with players and staff.
After causing the sudden end of last season and disrupting the preparation of several Ligue 1 teams, the coronavirus disrupts the resumption of the championship: the announcement of four cases of Covid-19 in the Marseille ranks postponed the match until September opening hours Marseille - Saint-Etienne.
The Nîmes-Brest match, scheduled for Sunday, is for its part suspended after the discovery of new cases in Nîmes.
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