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For the past two weeks, much of the uncertainty has surrounded the Willebanban ASVEL over the COVID-19 outbreak at this French club.
But at noon on Wednesday, ASVEL finally officially confirmed via its Twitter account that the match with Kaunas “Žalgiris” will take place on time on Thursday.
“Recent coronavirus tests have shown that ASVEL will be able to count on at least the minimum number of players required for a match,” ASVEL said, adding that the match will start at 7pm (Lithuanian time).
In French time, the match will start at 6 pm – It is a couple of hours before normal competition time in France, but in that country, due to the second wave of COVID-19, certain restrictions have already come into force, with a curfew introduced in most of the country from 9:00 p.m. until 6 pm
Last Sunday a record 52 thousand people were registered in France. – the number of infections, although scientists estimate that there may be even more actual infections per day, around 100,000.
The minimum number of players for a Euroleague match is eight.
It has not yet been announced which basketball players will be ready to appear on the field during the duel with Žalgiris.
Photo from Euroleague.net/TJ Parker
The Wilerban club announced more than two weeks ago that the team is infected with coronavirus, including coach TJParker, who is the brother of the club’s president, French basketball legend Tony Parker.
One of ASVEL’s leaders, Norris Cole, had to leave the pitch after a 40-second match in a French league match with the Schole team two weeks ago – Wilerban announced that the result of the player’s test of American basketball had arrived just at that time.
Although there is no official information, the French media wrote that a total of 12 ASVEL members were infected with the coronavirus: seven players and five members of the staff.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Vilerban’s team has played just two games after five rounds of the Euroleague, both losing. Three games in the last two weeks have been postponed to other dates.
Photo from Getty Images / Euroleague.net/ Matthew Strazel and Kevar Hayes
Kaunas “Žalgiris” have played five matches in the Euroleague, four of which they have won.
Kaunas Club is preparing to fly to France on a charter flight on Wednesday night, and before that, the traditional press conference of coach Martin Schiller will take place in Kaunas.
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