ASSE are due to return to competition in the Coupe de France against Jura Sud. But the news is not good.
Cases of Covid-19 at ASSE
After a few days of rest, AS Saint-Étienne must return to competition this Sunday in the Coupe de France. ASSE face Jura Sud in the round of 16 of the competition. Whereas Pascal Dupraz will not have a full squad between injured and players in preparation for CAN, more bad news is pouring in. The Loire club is not spared by the resurgence of the current Covid-19 epidemic. Uruguayan striker Ignacio Ramirez is positive. According to the latest news, a second case has been detected in the Saint-Etienne group returning from leave. Journalist at the newspaper Progress, Romain Colange assures us that a “major player” in the Saint-Etienne squad has been positive. The identity of the player in question remains unknown.
Already a first postponement for Saint-Étienne?
While the first two cases are revealed at AS Saint-Étienne, the return to Ligue 1 also appears to be in jeopardy. For the resumption of the championship, ASSE face Angers SCO on 9 January. But this day 20 poster shouldn’t be played out. Deputy CEO of the Anjou club, Xavier Thuilot said on Thursday that the SCO is not as immune from Covid-19. For France Blue, the Angevin official assured that the match against the Greens would be postponed. Only one official announcement would be missing, according to the leader. “We already know we won’t be there, you can imagine that with 19 cases today we won’t have 20 out of 30 players on match day. […] The decision to postpone should fall in the evening or tomorrow [ce vendredi, ndlr] », He confided.