(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 11 - The players of the Spanish selection were vaccinated this morning against Covid-19.
This was announced by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) three days before the first match of the red furies at Euro 2020 against Sweden.
The players "have received or completed their vaccination against Covid-19," the RFEF said in a statement posted on Twitter and accompanied by photos of the players who received their dose of the vaccine.
Some Spanish soldiers went to the training center of the National team in Las Rozas, near Madrid, to perform the injections, as urgently decided by the Spanish government, after the announcement of the positive case of Sergio Busquets' team captain last Sunday. Some players received the single-dose Janssen vaccine while those who had already received a first dose completed the vaccination with a second injection of Pfizer, according to the Spanish press. After Busquets, who is "asymptomatic" according to Luis Enrique but must finish observing a ten-day quarantine that will take him away from the match against Sweden, a second player, Diego Llorente, tested positive, but his PCR confirmation tests were negative and he could resume workouts this afternoon.
Luis Enrique has decided to confirm Busquets in his list of 26 players who can change until the first game in case of "injury or serious illness", certified by the doctor. The Euro regulation provides that a match can be played if the coaches, who have been able to summon up to 26 players for the tournament, have "at least thirteen (valid) players, including a goalkeeper". (HANDLE).