Nineteen players and five staff members tested positive eleven days before the game against ASSE.
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Faced with an upsurge in cases of Covid-19 in its group, the Angers SCO asked, Thursday, December 30, the LFP to postpone its scheduled match against Saint-Etienne, on January 9, as part of the 20th Ligue 1 day. 19 players and 5 staff members tested positive during the holidays.
“To date, we have identified 19 positive cases in the list of 30 players submitted to the LFP for Ligue 1 Uber Eats matches, writes the SCO in a statement posted on its site. Of which more than 10 will not be authorized to play a meeting before January 10, 2022. By alleurs, 5 members of the staff are also positive. “
Angers SCO requests the postponement of its match against AS Saint-Étienne. ↓ https: //t.co/iQFikYNkWl
– Angers SCO (@AngersSCO) December 30, 2021
Eliminated from the Coupe de France, Gérald Baticle’s players were to start the year 2022 with this trip to Forez. In parallel to this case, other clubs, such as FC Lorient, were hit hard by a new wave of the virus when the players returned from vacation.