Last minute drop, due to Coronavirus, in the Atlético friendly

Breaking news and unexpected drop in the face of the friendly
Atlético de Madrid
in front of Numantia, in The Burgo de Osma. Geoffrey
Kondogbia, the mattress player could not participate in the clash due to a last minute positive for Covid. The Frenchman was going to be the starter.

“On the morning of Friday, August 23, the entire staff, coaching staff and members of the rojiblanca expedition were subjected to antigen tests before traveling to The Burgo de Osma to play the friendly match against him CD Numancia. All the results of these tests were negative ”, explained the club in a statement.

“But nevertheless, Geoffrey kondogbia has undergone a test PCR additional individual, since I had planned to make a trip on the two days off that our team will have this weekend. The result of this test has been positive for COVID-19 ”, he added.

Immediately after knowing this result, the midfielder was isolated, strictly complying with the recommendations of the health authorities. This is the second positive of the preseason after that of Manu Sanchez

, that this same week he was able to reintegrate into the team's work.