Real Madrid will have to manage in Vigo, barring a last-minute miracle, without their coach. Carlo Ancelotti He continues to give positive in the tests that he has been undergoing after learning last Wednesday that he has been infected with the coronavirus and suffers from COVID-19. The club harbored hopes that he could arrive without problems for Saturday’s duel in Balaídos (6:30 p.m.), but Seeing that he cannot fully overcome the disease, for the time being it has been decided that he will not travel with the team.
The symptoms have been receding and Ancelotti is getting better and better, but Madrid don’t want to take any risks. In Spain isolation is no longer mandatory if you are positive, it is only recommended to wear the mask at all times and restrict close contacts, but in the white club they will not be exposed to a possible outbreak in the locker room and Ancelotti will not return until he has a negative test that guarantees that he is no longer contagious for the rest.
In this way, it has been decided that Madrid will not board the plane this afternoon, at 7:00 p.m., bound for Vigo, where Madrid will stay at the Hotel Pazo de los Escudos. Hope is not lost, in any case, that he can finally be on the Balaídos bench if you test negative this Friday night or Saturday morning; if it happens, a private flight will be arranged for him to be in Vigo, since the match is of special importance.
No Real Madrid press conference
After the setback of the Clásico at the Bernabéu, Real Madrid needs to win again to consolidate its leadership in the League. A puncture in Vigo could jeopardize the work of the whole year, because later there will be complicated games, such as the visits to Pizjuán or the Metropolitan. In addition, this same day Barcelona and Seville play at the Camp Nou, so one of the two rivals, or both, will leave points in the fight for the national championship.
Real Madrid will hold the last training session before the game against Celta this Friday at 4:00 p.m., at the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas. The custom is that, before the evening training sessions, the Real Madrid coach attends the press, but in this case it has been decided that there will be no appearance before the media, neither from Ancelotti from his home nor from his second, his son Davide, as Bettoni did last season when Zidane had COVID-19. The training will clear up the last doubts: how Jovic and Isco are, the hits, and if Benzema and Mendy complete training again and, therefore, are ready to be in the starting match in Vigo.