The return of the Second has been marked by COVID-19

The return to work of the Segunda teams, after the Christmas holidays, was settled with an incessant trickle of positives, in the week in which the second round opens, which will take place between the 31st, the Friday in which New Year’s Eve is celebrated, and Monday, January 3. The day starts with Oviedo-Ponferradina, at 2:00 p.m. The protocol establishes that, until the results of the PCR are known and the negatives of the antigen tests are confirmed, it is not possible to train as a group.

Ibiza is the one that takes the cake in this new wave of infections since it communicated this Monday that, to the six positives already detected, another five were joined, so it has a total of eleven players affected with COVID-19. It is followed by the subsidiary of the Royal Society, with seven infected, although the club clarifies that its positives occurred during the holidays and some of them will be able to reach the Gipuzkoan derby.

His rival, Eibar has not fared well either in this return to the pit, since six positives were detected in the PCR tests carried out last Sunday. All of them had presented mild symptoms during the Christmas break and the worst omens were confirmed. Those affected are in good condition and are isolated in their homes, complying with the protocols. Coincidentally, Llorente, the star of the second classified in the competition, has already passed the disease after testing positive on December 11 and stay confined and work smoothly.

La Ponferradina also revealed three positives on Monday, the same as the Amorebieta. And Valladolid, with Kiko Olivas isolated at his home, will announce the results today. For its part, Sporting decided that the two planned training sessions would take place at each player’s own home, awaiting the results of the PCR. It was already known before that there were three positives.

Precisely, Andrei Ratiu and Cristian Salvador were absent from training this Monday at Huesca for this reason. The Alto Aragonese squad trained individually in the Pyramid training ground. Those who have gotten rid of this cataract of coronavirus are Almería, Zaragoza and Burgos. In Tenerife they are waiting for the results of the PCR. The antigen tests have been negative, but until all the tests have been completed, the staff will not exercise again.

Oviedo is aware of the six players who remained isolated. The team most affected these days by the coronavirus has been Lugo, 17 of its 27 positives were footballers, although all of them have completed their quarantine and are recovered. Now they are pending the study of negatives. This outbreak forced the game against Almería in the Anxo Carro to be postponed. It should be remembered that a match will only be suspended if the team in question does not reach the thirteen available players, between the first team (at least five) and the subsidiary. In Leganés the results will be known today.