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After landing in Moscow, Istanbul’s Fenerbach received a lawsuit that did not apply to any Euroleague team.
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The Turkish club announced in an official press release that the trip to Russia was comfortable from the moment of departure. According to the original plan, the flight was scheduled for 5 p.m., but in the end, the Russian authorities only allowed take-off at 7 p.m.
The Fenerbahche received information about this permit almost an hour before 5:50 p.m., according to the report.
Furthermore, in preparation for the flight, CSKA informed Fenerbahche that as soon as the team landed in Moscow, the team would need to conduct additional COVID-19 tests, although the team tested according to Euroleague procedures before the trip and submitted the results. to the league.
In Fenerbach, the Turkish embassy in Moscow was immediately interested in whether such conditions were imposed on other Euroleague teams, and it turned out that this was the first case.
Yesterday, April 19, the Turkish handball team entered Russia without further testing.
CSKA has told Fenerbahche that if it refuses to test, the team will not be admitted to Russia if it needs a decisive fifth match in the quarterfinals.
The Istanbul team informed the Euroleague management about the extraordinary situation.
Eight cases of COVID-19 were even recorded in the Turkish ranks before the Euroleague declines, among which, according to the website BasketNews.lt, Edgar Ulanov was identified.
According to RIA Novosti, Fenerbachche will not be able to lead the men in the first two series of matches in Moscow. coach Igor Kokoshov.
The start of the CSKA and Fenerbach series will take place in Moscow on Wednesday from 8 pm The second match will be played on Friday. The series will move to Turkey next week.
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