Yesterday the alarms went off after the statement of the Spanish Football Federation. He has called a meeting for Monday with the presidents of the Autonomous Federations “where the situation will be reported and the pertinent decisions will be taken as to how and when the non-professional official competitions can begin.” Something that also includes the highest category of women's football. The federative entity was concerned, considering that a joint reflection is “essential.”
The First Iberdrola It is the first major football competition scheduled to start on the national scene. On July 15, it was decided that the starting gun would be given on the first weekend of September (5-6). It paints badly given the situation at a global level, with so many sprouts, and also in relation to sport. You are in serious danger of being delayed. Own Athletic has suffered it in his own flesh with the suspension of his friendlies against him EDF Logroño and the Athletic. On the table of the Federation there are also the problems in the promotion playoff to Second B.
The RFEF established a deep protocol for the dispute of friendlies that includes, among other things, the obligation of prior tests for both clubs. A regulation that has served as a firewall with the virus and that has caused the cancellation of the friendlies for the rojiblancas. And all this with few sets on the board. Presumably, in a hypothetical league start on September 5, the inconvenience could well increase. Something that the organization intends to tackle.
There are several scenarios with which the RFEF. Some could even be with a change of format in the 2020-21 campaign of the First Iberdrola, as advanced Brand, if it could not start on the scheduled date. What is clear is that the preparation time is running out for the Athletic and the friendlies, very important for the set-up, do not arrive.
Two scheduled and two canceled. Last weekend before him EDF Logroño in Santo Domingo de la Calzado. Those of Villacampa should have been measured today at Athletic in the facilities of Lezama, but everything fell apart due to a positive case of coronavirus in the mattress rows.
The technician of Athletic He received the news yesterday while he was directing training, as he did seven days ago, and he chose to organize an internal match between the soccer players that has been held in the morning today. It has gone without injuries, beyond the usual loads on these dates, during the nearly 60 minutes that the session lasted. Villacampa has stopped him on occasion to give instructions.
Follow the wheel for the Athletic with the unknown of what will happen in the next few dates. At the moment it is waiting. The Bilbao women will continue exercising in Lezama, although from next week they will no longer be alone together with their affiliate. The men's first team returns to work, forcing some routines to vary.