Granada changes its travel plans without Puertas or Lucena

Granada has decided to change its travel plans due to the outbreak of infections that the rojiblanca expedition is having to return after the game to Spain, yes, it will do so without Antonio Puertas or Manolo Lucena, the delegate, who remain isolated in Cyprus. To those who stayed in Granada, Vallejo, Diego Martínez, Raúl Espínola, Juan Carlos Fernández, El Pescao and José Alfonso Morcillo, The symptoms of Antonio Puertas and the direct contact Manolo Lucena, delegate, are added. In addition, the positives of Fran Sánchez, sports director, and the head of operations Javier Rodríguez, who also did not go to Cyprus, have also been confirmed. Faced with the spread of the virus, The club has decided to return to Granada as soon as possible, where on Friday they will carry out a PCR to check if the rest of the players and workers of the first team are negative.

The initial idea was to travel to San Sebastián on Friday to prepare for the match against Real Sociedad on Sunday. However, the alarm in Puertas has caused the club to prefer to go to Granada tonight via Malaga, as confirmed by the general manager Antonio Fernández Monterrubio on the Movistar microphones. “After this setback it is to return tonight to Granada via Malaga, tomorrow we will all pass PCR for the party of San Sebastian”, explained. The rojiblanco leader also related how the day has been in Cyprus: “The day has been quite hard. Antonio has had symptoms and we isolated him. Manolo (Lucena) was a close counting of Antonio. Hemops followed the indications of UEFA and local authorities, we have also communicated to LaLiga and we have followed their indications”. Monterrubio wanted to dedicate this victory to all those absent: “We are a family and everyone is present. This triumph is for them, for all those who have not been here today. It doesn't matter, this team overcomes any adversity.” The entire expedition will travel except for the two isolated ones, the player Antonio Puertas and the delegate, Manolo Lucena, waiting to see if they are positive.

Gonalons, Soldier, Eteki, Luís Suárez …

The Granada squad is adding players who have passed the coronavirus. In fact, in preseason it was already passed by Maxime Gonalons and Eteki. Too Luís Suárez, although when he was still a Watford player. To them, They are joined by Roberto Soldado, who is still isolated after two weeks with the disease, and Vallejo, the last to test positive. This on the part of the players, although the virus has been installed in the coaching staff as up to four infected members, including the coach. On Friday, PCR will be carried out again to check the status of the players, but, given the outbreak, it will be necessary to see how many players Granada has available for its match in San Sebastián, because the infected must be added the injured. In Cyprus there were only six outfield players on the bench, one of them from the subsidiary, like Pepe, who starts against Omonia, which leaves fifteen footballers healthy at the moment …