PSG Players Neymar, Di María, and Paredes Test Positive for Coronavirus

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The spread of the coronavirus in the locker rooms around the world continues to advance. This time it has reached famous names of the Champions League: Neymar, Di Maria, and Paredes are infected.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) reported in a statement on Wednesday that three of its players had tested positive in the PCR, a test that detects the RNA of the virus, and the newspaper L’Equipe confirmed the name of the Brazilian and Argentines as those infected. The Parisian team has already implemented the sanitary protocol and the three players were isolated to prevent further contagion.

The next PSG match would be on September 10th, visiting Lens, at 9 PM, in the second round of the Ligue 1 national championship. The team managed by Thomas Tuchel was exempted from the first round because it played the Champions League final on August 23rd.

Initially, the match against Lens had been scheduled for August 29th, but PSG requested a postponement and the authorities granted it until Thursday, October 10th. To defer the match again, four positive cases are required in the eight days preceding the match.

The three players visited Ibiza on their vacation after the Champions League match. Other teammates, such as Spain’s Ander Herrera, the former Real Madrid player Keylor Navas, and Mauro Icardi, also enjoyed a break on the island before their Ligue 1 debut. Ibiza is one of the favorite vacation destinations for soccer players.

In July, before the Champions League final began, several prominent players like Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were also seen on the island. The French newspaper considers Ibiza an area “where the coronavirus is actively circulating”, as it has 518 active cases, 32 of which have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

The Parisian team joins the list of those affected by coronavirus outbreaks, in a week in which two positives were confirmed in a Spanish team. Mikel Oyarzabal and Adama Traoré abandoned training after learning of their positive result, which forced manager Luis Enrique to change the team that will play against Germany today at 8:45 PM local time in Stuttgart.

Cadiz is yet another team that has been recently affected. On Tuesday, the team confirmed the positive result of two players and a member of the technical team, just 48 hours after playing a friendly match against Espanyol. The Andalusians will make their debut in the return to the first division on September 12th against Osasuna.

Source: El País

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