• Second, value and fear of Fali, the footballer who is terrified of the virus and refused to play

Cádiz defender Rafael Giménez 'Fali' passed a medical examination and will join the training group along with his teammates under the orders of the team's technician, Álvaro Cervera. The Valencian footballer, 26, is waiting to know the results of the different tests, the Cadista club said in a statement.

Fali, who passed Covid-19 screening tests on Thursday, will join training later than his teammates after initially declining for fear of possible contagion. The footballer said a few dates ago that he would even consider leaving football if the competition resumed, even if it was behind closed doors, and they did not give him the maximum sanitary guarantees, although now he has changed his mind.

The first team from Cádiz, leader of LaLiga SmartBank until the tournament was paralyzed in the first half of last March due to the coronavirus pandemic, developed this Friday the last training session of the week.

Fixed at initial 11

Fali has been one of the regular players in Cervera's starting eleven as long as he has not been impeded by injuries or penalties. Last season arrived on loan from the Gimnástic de Tarragona and the Cadista club paid the stipulated termination clause to take over their services.

Cádiz played its last game on March 6 in Lugo, match of day 31 that ended with a goal draw. The team coached by Álvaro Cervera occupies the first position in the classification table with 56 points, one above Zaragoza, which is second with 55; and with a six-point advantage over Almería, who has 50 and is third tied on points with Huesca, fourth in the table.

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