Laporta, confined: positive for COVID, one day after presenting Ferran Torres

President Joan Laporta fell at the last minute of the call for the match this Wednesday in the Cup against Linares. The reason is that the Blaugrana leader tested positive this afternoon in PCR tests, according to the club. Just one day after presenting Ferran Torres, who after the event was reported to be positive for coronavirus. In fact, from the same entity it is reported that Laporta had tested negative this morning for antigens but a few hours later the PCR results contradicted the first test, giving positive.

So that, Joan Laporta will have to be confined for the next seven days, so it will also be low for Saturday’s game in Granada. At first, his presence in the semifinal of the Super Cup against Real Madrid in Riyadh is not in danger, to be played on January 12.

From the club it is noted that Laporta “had been in contact in recent days with people who have tested positive”, clearly implying that he could have been infected in the presentation of Ferran Torres, who that same day in the afternoon he tested positive.

Nor will the sports vice president travel to Linares, Rafa Yuste“As a precaution”, as reported by the club, since in his case he had tested negative in the PCR test.