The game that they were supposed to play this Sunday, January 16, Valencia Basketball and Barcelona has remained postponed After the detection of several cases of Covid-19 in the squad of the Valencian team, as reported by the club itself.
The @valenciabasket – @FCBbasket, scheduled for Sunday, January 16 at 12:30 p.m. and corresponding to Day 18 of the #LigaEndesa, is postponed due to the detection of positive cases of COVID-19 in the taronja staff.
Soon, acb will announce the new date.
– Endesa League (@ACBCOM) January 15, 2022
The entity explained that these cases were detected in the control prior to the crash, but the number of them was not reported. Valencia Basket, the note points out, has contacted the health authorities to communicate the decision. As explained by the club, there is still no new date set for the match with which both teams opened the second round. As its outcome does not affect the classification for the Copa del Rey, it does not need to be played before January 30.
For this quote, Valencia already had the loss confirmed by Covid-19 of Louis Labeyrie and had recovered after having overcome the infection to Nenad Dimitrijevic. Valencia Basket’s next match should be next Wednesday, January 19, on the court of the Greek Promitheas in the European Championship.
