The friendly between EDF Logroño and Athletic has been suspended

First lock in the preseason for him Athletic female. Suspended the friendly that had to face the EDF Logroño tomorrow afternoon (7:00 p.m.) in the The roll in Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The Bilbao entity has received the notification on the morning of today from the La Rioja team, so the ball will not roll for the moment. “The party has been suspended for bureaucratic reasons beyond the control of the Zurigorri club,” states the Athletic it's a statement.

It is in the note issued by the EDF Logroño where the suspension is reported “by not giving your permission the Spanish Federation”For the match to be played. Of course, it does not affect the reasons that have led the body to cancel the duel, which was scheduled to be played behind closed doors as football is developing in the new normal.

He Athletic had complied with all the previous protocol established by the Federation in order to carry out friendlies, including the requirement to undergo a test for the detection of coronavirus. But something has gone wrong since the organization and today there will be no football in Santo Domingo de la Calzada.

It is a specific problem with this challenge that was going to face the EDF Logroño with the Athleticis not that the Federation do not allow the celebration of friendlies as a result of the health emergency we are experiencing, with a daily growth in the number of people infected by Covid-19. So that they can be held as normally as possible, it has prepared the aforementioned protocol. In fact, some teams in the First Iberdrola They have already started playing ‘summer bowling’. He Athletic, who is preparing the Champions, and the newly promoted Santa Teresa The faces were seen last weekend.

After two weeks sweating on Lezama, began work on July 20, the ball was going to roll for the first time for the Athletic. It was the putting in as far as friendlies are concerned in this preseason. The people of Bilbao will have to keep waiting. They haven't played a game since last March 1, 0-0 with the Spanish in Lezama. Then came the suspension of all competitions. Those of Angel Villacampa they trained some days in June in Zamudio when they received permission from the health authorities and then took vacations.

Change of plans in the roadmap of the Athletic. Damage to start. After the suspension of the duel in La Rioja, the Toledo coach has scheduled a morning session for today Lezama, behind closed doors. The players will exercise at 9.30 in the gym and at 10.30 they will jump to the green.

Thus, there will be no match between the two teams that are cited in the semifinals of the Queen's Cup, not yet dated. Yes there is a fixed day to start the First Iberdrola. If there is no variation due to the pandemic, the starting gun for the 18 groups that will make up the category this course will be given the weekend of 5-6 September.