Spain enters a state of alarm. After the positive of Sergio Busquets , in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday, that of Diego Llorente was confirmed and this complicates the plan of Luis Enrique’s team five days before the debut in the Eurocup. One more positive in the selection would mean the existence of an outbreak within the group, which could endanger the trip to Seville to play the duel against Sweden, which also has two infected in its concentration. Even so, and despite the situation, from the Federation they transmit tranquility and serenity in addition to limiting themselves to following the protocols. So everything indicates that Spain will be in Seville on Monday, whatever the team.
The good infection data in recent weeks suggested a summer without turbulence in the Eurocup but the virus has struck the table again. When no one expected it, it has endangered Spain’s debut in the Eurocup . In the days before the tournament, the call for Luis Enrique was a trend in the country but now the list is the least of it. The important thing is that today the debut of Spain in the competition is in danger.
The worst news was confirmed on Tuesday night, minutes after Luis Rubiales dropped the existence of new positives in the expedition. The Federation confirmed the positive of Diego Llorente who had to ipso facto abandon the concentration in a medicalized ambulance, as Sergio Busquets did last Sunday. So although both could return to concentration after ten days, it seems a utopia that they can wear the national team’s shirt at the next European Championship.
More results this Wednesday
In the morning of this Wednesday, the selection group will perform the corresponding PCR tests again and at night the new results will be known. According to the protocol, one more positive in the expedition would confirm the existence of an outbreak and this would seriously endanger the trip to Seville ahead of next Monday’s debut against Sweden. Would UEFA let a team with several positives shown in the last hours travel? It seems complicated but in the same situation is Sweden, which has suffered two infections in the last hours … and there could be more.
Still, Luis Enrique will have until next Saturday at 9:00 p.m. to complete the final list, which gives the coach room to replace infected players or even close contacts. At the moment, Brais Méndez, Pablo Fornals, Carlos Soler, Rodrigo Moreno and Raúl Albiol and Kepa are still in a parallel bubble (they are in a hotel on the sidelines and train in Las Rozas) and this Wednesday the presence of 11 sub-21s has been confirmed more. In total 17 players in the bubble waiting for the virus not to reproduce again. New cases would put Spain in serious danger in the next European Championship.
