Postponed National match vs. Tolima for COVID cases



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This Thursday it was confirmed that 7 Sports Tolima players were infected with coronavirus, but in any case, the governing body of Colombian football had ensured that the match between Atlético Nacional and the ‘pijaos’ you could play with the other players in the visiting team.

However, the Ministry of Health did not see this situation favorably and told soccer officials that The entire Tolima delegation had to wait a period of seven days to determine if the disease spread further among its members.

“The recommendation of the representatives of the Ministry of Health was not to take into account the results of the latest tests (against PRC sample and antigens), arguing that a period of 7 days should elapse between each of the tests. Therefore, the sports department of the Dimayor, decided to suspend the commitment, until all medical guarantees exist, regarding the good health of the players, technical and administrative body of the Ibaguereños ”, explained Dimayor in a statement.

This weekend the BetPlay League will formally resume, with the matches of the ninth date of the first semester, but before the ball rolls in the country’s stadiums, the first contingency due to the coronavirus has already been generated.

Tolima had already stated on Thursday night that it would play under protest this Friday, because it did not seem correct to him that the game was carried out understanding the problem that the team was facing. On the other hand, Nacional’s coach, Juan Carlos Osorio, assured this Thursday that he is in favor of giving his rival the necessary time for his infected players to recover.



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