Paul Lacombe and his partners, here during the Villeurbannaise victory on Sunday at Cholet, are not able to play their two Euroleague matches of the week.

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In the midst of a cluster for a week, Asvel has not found a miracle solution to play its next Euroleague match on Thursday (8:45 p.m.) at Astroballe against Red Star Belgrade.

Already in the obligation to cancel its meeting on Tuesday against Panathinaikos Athens a few hours before kick-off, due to seven players tested positive for coronavirus and two others with fever, the Villeurbanne club has just published a press release to announce the new.

❗ No match at the Astroballe this Thursday evening



Like Tuesday, LDLC ASVEL, affected by many positive cases of Covid-19 within its workforce, will not be able to align the minimum number of players required by the @ EuroLeague (8 ) this Thursday evening against @kkcrvenazvezda.

- LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) October 14, 2020

“Affected by many positive cases of Covid-19 within its workforce, Asvel will not be able to align the minimum number of players required by the Euroleague (eight).

The meeting will therefore not take place, ”announced the club Tony Parker soberly, without mentioning the risk of two defeats by default (0-20) in the prestigious European competition.

The LNB will have to decide this Wednesday for Asvel-Gravelines

On this subject, the Euroleague indicates that "a procedure has been opened and that a decision will be taken in due course", while recalling that the sanction of setback on the green carpet will be taken, unless "the national or local authorities ensure the necessity of quarantining a large group of players or an entire team ”.

The subtlety will therefore be played there for Asvel, already beaten on the ground during its first two days of Euroleague.

The Villeurbannais indicate that they are "now awaiting the decision of the health committee of the National Basketball League", which will meet this Wednesday evening, to decide on the holding or not of the Jeep Elite match, on October 19 against Gravelines- Dunkirk.

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