Spanish second division game suspended after Covid-19 positives
18 October 2020 - 11:34 By Reuters
AD Alcorcon players huddle to celebrate the end of the season during the La Liga Smartbank match on July 20, 2020.
Image: Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images
Image: Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images
Spanish soccer's organising body La Liga said that Sunday's second division encounter between Alcorcon and Ponferradina has been suspended due to positive Covid-19 cases.
La Liga, which runs the top two divisions in Spanish soccer, said after midnight on Saturday that it had asked the national federation to postpone the game after four members of Alcorcon's squad and staff tested positive for the coronavirus.
"By Resolution of the Professional Competition Committee... the AD Alcorcon-SD Ponferradina match that was to be held today has been suspended," La Liga wrote on Twitter on Sunday.