There will be no last one at René-Gaillard in 2020. Or to be more precise, it has already taken place against Grenoble. Why ? Because the match between Niort and Valenciennes scheduled for the 17th day of Ligue 2 will not be played this Tuesday evening.
Three Niort footballers (asymptomatic for the time being) were tested positive for Covid on the eve of the meeting. And this morning, they are nine other players of the team as well as three members of the staff who showed symptoms (sore throat, cough, fatigue). Decision was therefore taken by the league not to play the match for fear of contamination of the northern team.
For its part, the Niort staff sent all of its workforce to an analysis laboratory to test all the players again. Chamois who have symptoms will have to stay at home in isolation for five days.
Towards a postponement or a lost match on the green carpet?
A deprogramming just a few hours before the kick-off which could nevertheless earn the Chamois Niortais sanctions. Indeed, in its press release, the LFP specifies that ” the match will not be able to take place this evening, the Chamois Niortais FC not having been able to provide the medical monitoring certificates of his sports delegation for the match ».
Pursuant to article 2.4.2.1 of the protocol for the organization of matches, the file is sent to the Competitions Commission which will study the follow-up to be given.
“Sanctioning us when we tried to protect the players, that would be hard to understand. We hope to be able to replay this match. There is a precedent of this type, it is the meeting between Dunkirk and Ajaccio. And the match ended up being disputed. We are therefore confident“blurted out a member of the Niort staff.
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