Mauricio Pochettino will not be on the bench of Paris Saint-Germain in Angers on Saturday (21h), during the 20th day of Ligue 1. The club of the capital indeed indicates this Friday that the 48-year-old Argentinian technician "is confirmed positive to the Sars-Cov2 PCR test.
He will therefore respect isolation and is subject to the appropriate health protocol ”.
Remember that Pochettino, as is customary, answered questions from the press earlier in the day, via video conference.
He looked perfectly healthy on this occasion.
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"His assistants Jesus Perez and Miguel D'Agostino will take over from tomorrow (Saturday) in Angers," said Paris Saint-Germain.
A priori, Pochettino should also miss the reception of Montpellier in a week (21st day).
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The French champions have not been spared by the coronavirus since the start of the season, with notably Neymar, Leandro Paredes, Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos and Keylor Navas positive at the very start of the season, just before Kylian Mbappé.
Since the resumption, after the mini-winter break, Rafinha, Thilo Kehrer and Colin Dagba have also tested positive.
These three players will also be missing on Saturday, facing the seventh in the League 1 standings. Obviously, the capital club is not the only one affected by the pandemic within Ligue 1. Earlier in the day, we learned that the match which was to oppose Lorient to Dijon is postponed to a later date due to many cases among the Hake.
Strasbourg-Saint-Étienne, scheduled for Sunday (3 p.m.), is threatened.
@PSG_inside coach Mauricio Pochettino is confirmed positive in the Sars-Cov2 PCR test.
He will therefore respect isolation and is subject to the appropriate health protocol.
His assistants Jesus Perez and Miguel D'Agostino will take over from tomorrow in Angers.
#SCOPSG
- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) January 15, 2021
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