Badly in the league (19th), FC Lorient is facing a cluster of Covid-19 within its workforce. While six players had already been affected by the coronavirus last week, the Breton club announces that two other players have tested positive as well as four members of its management. The identity of those affected has not been specified, but
according to the daily West France, coach Christophe Pélissier did not lead the training session this Tuesday morning.
Official statement: new positive cases for COVID-19
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Eliminated in December in the Coupe de France, Lorient has not yet resumed competition in January. Authors of a convincing draw (1-1) against Paris SG just before the truce, the Merlus are expected Saturday in Lille for the 20th day of Ligue 1. Lille, which must travel to Lens this Tuesday evening in 16th of Coupe de France final, announced for its part to have seven positive players in its professional workforce.
A team must have at least 20 players
According to the LFP protocol currently in force, a club can request the postponement of an L1 match if it no longer has a minimum of 20 players on its official list of 30 declared, i.e. from 11 players affected. the same time.
A year ago, Lorient, already in a bad position in the standings, had to postpone two matches in January after having had up to 12 players affected by the Covid.