Lucien Favre, David Wagner, Alfred Schreuder, Bruno Labbadia, Julian Nagelsmann, Christian Streich, Oliver Glasner, Uwe Rösler, Steffen Baumgart, Adi Hütter and Marco Rose, all coaches who will live this Saturday from the benches the return of the Bundesliga, had the obligation to read the 35 pages of that document called Organisationsrundschreiben Sonderspielbetrieb which contains the health regulations to be followed by all the participants of the game. Heiko Herrlich, a former historic Dortmund player and now an Augsburg coach, will not be able to lead his team by neglecting protocol: He was punished for leaving the concentration hotel to buy toothpaste and moisturizer.

Masks

One of the images of the day will be to see how all the members of the bench will wear the masks. Only those who are playing the game and those who warm up in the band are exempt. Coaches, forced to wear a mask, may remove it every time they give instructions to their players. Of course, always maintaining a minimum distance of 1.5 meters. A space of between one and two seats will be left on the bench between alternates, forcing it to provide extra chairs. Even partitions will be enabled.

The tests

The designated health inspector has until 10.30 am on the day of the match to send a report to the employer, the Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL), specifying that there are no positives in the tests to which they are subjected. the team members the day before. The positives are out of the match. If this report is not received, the party is suspended.

The arrival

Local footballers should, as far as possible, get to the field in their private cars. The visiting teams will do so in a minimum of two coaches in order to maintain safety distances. Concentration in the vicinity of fans is prohibited, for which television stations have given them the opportunity to watch games for free from their homes. The organization could suspend a meeting to occur crowds around the field, banned for anyone except the 300 people from the clubs that will have access.

The environment

The DFL considers that any artificial setting is even worse than silence in meetings, all behind closed doors. So it only allows music or any sound effect in the prolegomena and after the goals. Never during the game. The Sky network, yes, will offer an audio track with pre-recorded songs for viewers who prefer it. Nor are large advertising banners allowed to occupy the stands. Fan banners, placed by club staff always the day before, will be disinfected. Borussia Mönchengladbach has already placed 12,000 cardboard fans with photos of their fans, who have paid 19 euros per head.

The match

Forbidden to kiss the hands in the presentation. Pets are not allowed. Greeting is prohibited in the field draw. It is forbidden to clap your hands on another footballer. Forbidden to hug. Joint celebrations prohibited, which become individual. Forbidden to spit. The referees, however, do not have specific instructions to sanction such behavior. The German referee Marco Fritz, questioned by the Bild newspaper , was clear: "I am the referee of a match, not the person responsible for compliance with hygiene rules."

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