La Real has suspended the mini tour that it had planned to carry out from tomorrow in Portugal after a new positive for COVID-19 was detected in the txuri urdin campus. The two friendly matches that the squad of Imanol had concerted in front of Famalicao, on Friday, and the Rio Ave, on Saturday, will not be played either when the txuri urdin team opts not to travel to Portuguese lands. It is the third positive detected in the blue and white squad after that of Aritz
Elustondo and another teammate whose identity has not been revealed, in the first tests carried out before starting the preseason. As in the second case, which remained anonymous, in this case also the affected footballer has chosen not to reveal his identity.
The statement made public by Real a few minutes ago states that “the first team of Real Sociedad is the object, like all professional clubs, of the pertinent tests of the COVID-19 marked by The league. One of these latest analyzes carried out to preserve the health of footballers, carried out this week, has yielded a positive result for COVID-19 in the first squad ”.
In this scenario, the Real has had no choice but to suspend its Portuguese tour. “Given the current situation and acting with the necessary and obligatory responsibility, the Real has made the decision not to travel to Portugal tomorrow, where it had planned to play two friendly matches, against the Río Ave and FC Famalicao, respectively ”.
The txuri urdin club regrets “the inconvenience that this situation may cause to the two Portuguese clubs, but it has made the only decision that can be taken in these cases. Prudence and responsibility must prevail above all ”.
The rest of the squad will again undergo new tests tomorrow. COVID
-19 and depending on the results, the training will be resumed in one way or another.