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16 positive cases of Covid-19 were detected in Riga football club; part contacted another team / Day

Of the infected persons, 14 are footballers. The club is temporarily suspended.

“Riga” already reported yesterday that eight footballers have been found to have a high body temperature, so a decision has been made to temporarily suspend the training process. Covid-19 tests were performed on all footballers on Monday.

The capital’s club reported that a total of 52 Covid-19 tests were performed on “Riga” representatives.

The Riga club has informed the Latvian Football Federation (LFF) and the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) that several Covid-19-infected footballers were in close contact with several footballers from another Premier League team.

Currently there is a break in the national team and “Riga” played its last game so far on November 7. It has not been officially announced which team’s players the infected footballers have been in contact with, but it is known that several legionnaires of “Riga” and RFS units have very friendly ties outside of football.

At the meeting of the Latvian Football Super League on Friday, a majority decision was made to support the proposal not to continue the Optibet Latvian Football Super League season due to the difficult situation of Covid-19, but this proposal was not adopted by the LFF on Monday.

The statement of the Premier League emphasizes that the incidence rates of Covid-19 in Latvia continue to increase, but the first infected have already been identified in the Latvian national football team, where there are 19 Premier League players among the candidates. When they return to clubs and the possibility of infecting other footballers with the disease can affect the situation in clubs.

As LFF Secretary General Edgars Pukinsks revealed to LETA on Tuesday, today it will be decided about the possibilities to continue or stop the Super League tournament.

The champion of the football super-league has not been determined yet, but one point is enough for the “Riga” team to secure the title in the remaining two games. RFS, which has to win the remaining three matches, has not lost hope for the title, hoping that “Riga” will not score.

The battle for bronze is also continuing – the third place team will play in the UEFA European Conference League next season. The team that will take part in the playoffs and the team that will leave the top league is not known for the two matches before the end of the season.

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