Argentine Ezekiel Garay, who defends the colors of Valencia, has become the first Spanish football player in the Primera Liga to have been infected with the new Corona virus.
The announcement of infection with the "Covid-19" virus, which led to the postponement of the Spanish League to at least two stages, was made by Garay in particular, as he wrote in his account on Instagram: "I clearly started in 2020 poorly ... The tests proved positive for me For the virus, I feel very good, now it remains only to pay attention to the instructions of the health authorities and stay in isolation. "
The 33-year-old has been absent from Valencia since early February due to a rupture in his knee ligaments, but he has existed since the injury next to his colleagues, and his last appearance with them was Tuesday at the Mestalla Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League final price when the "bats" lost to their Napoli guest The Italian 3-4 bid farewell to the continental competition, after losing 1-4 in San Paolo.
Garay has been defending the colors of Valencia since 2016 after he also went through Racing Santander (2005-2008) and Real Madrid (2008-2011), in addition to two experiences in Portugal with Benfica (2011-2014) and Zenit Saint Petersburg (2014-2016).
After the Italian league was the first to suspend its matches in the five major European local championships, the Spanish League joined him on Thursday after announcing that all the Real Madrid club members were quarantined after one of the basketball team was infected with the Corona virus.
Then the French and German leagues decided to suspend the matches, and the European Union followed suit to postpone the matches that were scheduled this week in the Champions League and Europa League matches, one of which was between Real, in particular, and his host Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League final price (1-2 rounds). In favor of Siti).
The League League announced Thursday, after the matches were scheduled to be played without an audience, that "given the well-known conditions this morning (Thursday), referring to the quarantine in Real Madrid and the possible positive cases in other clubs ... the association agrees to suspend the matches For at least two stages. "
It is expected that the suspension will extend for more than the announced period, after the number of deaths in Spain as a result of the "Covid-19" virus has risen to 196 out of 6,391 cases, according to the last official announcement issued on Saturday.