How many L1 matches will be postponed this weekend during the 20th day, the first of the return phase? After Lille – Lorient and Angers – Saint-Étienne, a third match is officially postponed. This is the meeting between Montpellier and Troyes. The formation of the Aube, now coached by Bruno Irles, had detected this Thursday 13 proven cases of Covid-19 within the list of 30 players of its professional workforce. In the wake of Troyes had requested the postponement of his match scheduled in Montpellier, this Sunday, which was finally accepted this Friday.
Thursday, the meeting between Lille and Lorient had been postponed because the Merlus, who have not yet played in 2022, have twelve cases of Covid-19 in their workforce and Lille have nine. Angers and AS Saint-Étienne will finally be played on Friday January 26 (7 p.m.). This meeting had been postponed due to the many cases of Covid within the Angevin workforce.
Three matches also postponed in Ligue 2
In accordance with the protocol established by the Professional Football League, the Angevin club was able to request the postponement of the meeting. Threatened due to a cluster in the Girondins’ workforce, the meeting between OM and Bordeaux this Friday evening is maintained for the moment.
L2 is also not immune to the pandemic. The LFP announced that 3 matches of the 20th day this Saturday are postponed due to many cases of Covid detected in the workforce of Niort, Dunkirk and Amiens. These are the matches between Amiens SC and AC Ajaccio, Dunkirk once morest Paris FC and Caen once morest Niort. Despite 8 positive cases in Rodez, the Aveyron team’s meeting once morest Pau has not yet been postponed.
