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The CONCACAF Champions League announcement that Blue Cross was forced to make changes to his list of 35 players who entered the tournament due to casualties Jesús Corona and Andrés Gudiño by covid-19 and so he accepted the integration of Maximiliano Almada, goalkeeper of the Sub-20.
In the same way, the Mexican ensemble did modifications of its technical body, first by infected as Joaquín Moreno, doctors Ernesto Prado and Juan Pérez, in addition to the nutritionist Pablo Palafox, masseurs and the kinesiologist. Then the departure of Roberto Dante Siboldi forced the registration of Armando González of the Sub-20 and Joel Huiqui as an assistant.
CONCACAF Statement – Update on COVID-19 tests prior to Cruz Azul’s trip and participation in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League Scotiabankhttps: //t.co/mzYNX2pFBk# SCCL2020
– Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (@TheChampions) December 14, 2020
“As part of the pre-trip testing regime required by CONCACAF, Cruz Azul informed the Confederation earlier last week that there were new positive cases at the club. This includes three players and several staff members who intended to travel to Orlando, ”it is noted.
The club has changed its delegation, selecting new players from its original list of 35 additional players and staff to replace those who tested positive, “the text reads.
Thus, CONCACAF requested that all members of the delegation be updated were subjected to two rounds of testing prior to the trip, less than 24 hours apart. These additional tests were conducted on December 11 and 12. They all came out negative and were able to embark on the charter flight.