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Covid-19: postponement of the Marseille-Lens match scheduled for Friday

2020-10-28T19:26:59.011Z


11 cases of coronavirus among the players of the northern club prevent the good performance of the championship meeting.


The Ligue 1 match between Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens, scheduled for Friday at the Vélodrome stadium, has been postponed due to the positive coronavirus test "of more than 10 players" from the northern club, the Football League announced on Wednesday. professional (LFP).

According to a press release, in accordance with its health protocol and "noting the certain absence of more than 10 players on the list of 30 RC Lens players due to a positive RT-PCR test for its match against Olympique de Marseille", the Ligue "decides to postpone the Olympique de Marseille - RC Lens match, counting for the 9th day of Ligue 1".

Second postponement for Lens

This is the second postponement for the RCL after the meeting against Nantes, which was to take place last Sunday and had been postponed the day before due to 11 cases of coronavirus among the Blood and Gold players. The date of the rescheduling n 'has not been communicated but it could not intervene for several weeks, because OM are engaged in the Champions League until December.

Currently seventh in the rankings, the promoted club has been strongly affected by Covid-19 for a week with 18 confirmed positive cases, including 11 players.

Among the cases of Covid-19 recorded in Lens, "two-thirds of the cases are asymptomatic", assured assistant coach Lilian Nalis, who is at the head of a reduced technical staff, with 7 cases of coronavirus, on Wednesday. including coach Franck Haise.

The other third experience some symptoms.

"We are a little worried about the situation," admitted striker Florian Sotoca, who is one of the few negative ones, and is therefore able to go to Marseille.

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Source: lefigaro

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