The rise in infections in the country affected the development of the first week of professional soccer in Mexico, due to the fact that seven matches were rescheduled in different categories
In the first week of Closing 2022, seven games have been postponed MX League due to the fourth wave of Covid-19: three from the First Division and another four from minor categories. In addition to the Expansion League, Tampico Madero and the Roadrunners will play behind closed doors.
The first game to be postponed was that of Santos against Tigres, due to the outbreak of contagion from Covid-19 that was in the Nuevo León team, that caused that those of the U-18 and U-16 categories will not be played either and were postponed to January 12, 2021.
The Pumas against Toluca was also postponed due to an outbreak of Covid-19 that reported the scarlet set. The game was scheduled one day after the first date, although the minor category matches were played as scheduled.
Due to an outbreak of Covid-19 In an airline, the games of the U-18 and U-20 categories of Bravos de Juárez against Necaxa could not be played either, because the Aguascalientes team could not make the trip. The two commitments still have no date to be disputed.
In the last 24 hours, 30 thousand cases of Covid-19 in Mexico and the trend is on the rise, due to the new variant, Omicrón, and the meetings that took place during the December holidays.
Expansion League, with two teams announcing games behind closed doors
The Tamaulipas Roadrunners and Tampico Madero announced that their games would be behind closed doors. The varsity team debuts at the Closing 2022 this Sunday, against the Dorados de Sinaloa, without an audience in the stands: while the Jaiba Brava plays against the Alebrijes of Oaxaca, without access to the fans, both as a measure to stop the wave of infections by Covid-19.
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Liga MX: Seven games postponed by Covid, in the first week of Clausura 2022