Christian Martinez, who trained with the team only yesterday, has tested positive for coronavirus and will remain in the country for a few days before joining the mission to the United States.
The San Carlos Techo midfielder, who only yesterday had his first training with Selecta, has tested positive for the Covid virus and will not be able to travel today with the rest of the campaign bound for the United States.
The selected team will leave for the North American country to continue the training base, and there it will be evaluated whether to hold a friendly match or not, due to the increase in cases of the virus. On the 27th of the month, that country faces its last octagonal path towards the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Martinez’s case is already the fifth reported case of recalled players. Before they were with covid Eduardo Vigil, Romulo Villalobos, Ronald Rodriguez and Nelson Rodriguez all focused. While it is the sixth if you take into account the pros of Nelson Bonilla, who plays in Thai football, who finally entered the call and is expected to arrive on North American soil days before the match, where he could be released. FIFA regulations.
“Cristian Martinez tested positive yesterday, he will stay here for a few days and then join us. Zavaleta (Eric) came and we hope he will be physically ready by the 27th,” coach Hugo Perez said in a press conference.
“The team, the players are fine, we have problems with Covid, but this is already happening,” added the strategist, who said he hoped “Nelson Bonilla will join FIFA until the date, just like Enrico.”
See also: Hugo Perez reports that there has been an outbreak of positive cases of covid-19 in Selecta.
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