J1 player's fever confirmation is also held in the game FC Tokyo manager “should not do” August 2 5:31

Before the match between soccer J1, FC Tokyo and Sagan Tosu on the 1st, it was revealed that a player who had a fever in Sagan was confirmed. The J.League has decided that there is no problem in holding the match based on the guidelines etc., but FC Tokyo director Kenta Hasegawa says "I would like you to think about letting the game be done while you can not secure security". Appealed.

FC Tokyo played Sagan Tosu in the eighth round of soccer J1 held on the 1st, and Sagan won the season's first victory with 3-2.

According to FC Tokyo, before the match was held, Sagan was informed that there was a player with a fever.

Although the player who had a fever was accompanying the expedition, he did not enter the bench and was recovering, and when inquiring to the J League, he answered that there is no problem in playing the game based on the guidelines for responding to the new coronavirus etc. It was that.

Regarding this decision, FC Tokyo coach Hasegawa said in a post-match interview, "I don't think the game should be played in this situation. If a person with a fever accompanies the expedition, all PCR tests will be done and it will be negative. If so, players can play with peace of mind. I would like you to think of playing a game while you can not secure the peace of mind."

"I told the players that they wouldn't have to play if they were uneasy before the match. It was a painful choice to force them to do so as a manager who keeps the lives and health of the players," he said.