Mexican National Team reports five positives for COVID-19 in concentration in Dallas; one of them is a player

The Mexican National Team reported five cases of COVID-19 within the team’s concentration in the United States, one of them corresponds to a player

The Mexican team who is in Dallas, prior to traveling to the friendly match against Uruguay next Thursday, reported five positive cases of COVID-19 within the concentration.

“The General Sports Directorate of the FMF, reports results of PCR tests applied yesterday in the concentration of the Mexico National Team in Dallas. The results showed one player and four positive staff members, all asymptomatic,” the FMF said in a statement.

The player, together with the members of the Staff of the Mexican teamwere isolated from the rest of the team, to prevent contagion from spreading to the rest of the players on the team led by Gerardo Martino.

The Mexican teamCurrently, he is on a tour of the United States, with a squad of more than 30 soccer players, in which he will hold matches against Uruguay and Ecuador, in addition to two more Nations League matches, which are against Suriname and Jamaica.

According to sources, the player who gave positive for COVID-19plays in the defense position and will not be able to play against the representative of Uruguay, next Thursday.

The Mexican team He is used to constantly doing tests to detect Covid 19 and thus guarantee that all players are available for what Gerardo Tata Martino needs.

In the round before the game against Uruguay, one of the defenders had a positive result.

In the past, the Tricolor have battled with players infected by COVID-19, which have forced Gerardo Tata Martino to modify his party planning. The most recent case was Osvaldo Rodríguez, against Jamaica, who had to stay in the Caribbean country, because he could not leave until he gave a negative test.