Cornellà detected two new cases of coronavirus in his squad after last Thursday’s Copa match against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey, which has aroused some concern in the Barça team.
He is a player who took part in the match and a member of the Cornellà squad who was measured in the last 16 in Ronald Koeman’s team. This second footballer was called up but did not play, according to the newspaper Sport.
El Cornellà, after activating the usual protocol in these cases, would be processing the suspension of this weekend’s match against El Prat, corresponding to the Second B. In addition, he has informed Barcelona of the situation so that he can take the corresponding measures.
At the beginning of the week, a Cornellà footballer and the material manager tested positive for Covid-19 in the PCR tests. The player did not enter the call and both were removed from the group, following the protocol established in these cases.
Two more positives were detected in the antigen tests carried out this Friday morning. By exceeding the number of three positives it is considered to be “coronavirus outbreak status” so that the relevant actions have been put in place.
For its part, the Barcelona squad has to do PCR tests in order to travel to Elche for the League match, and so far the Barça club has not reported that any positive has been detected in the his squad, which he trained this morning.