Christophe Pelissier is going to have a lot of headaches in the days to come. The coach of FC Lorient must deal with a workforce that is starting to be seriously decimated. Blame it on the cases of Covid-19 which multiply among the Hake. After the positive tests of Pierre-Yves Hamel and Julien Laporte last week, seven new members of the Breton club were diagnosed with the coronavirus. Including five players.
Lorient announced it on Tuesday, without revealing the identity of the people concerned. What to fear the appearance of a cluster. “Due to the more active circulation of the virus in FCL, additional health protection measures have been taken by the club with immediate effect,” said Lorient in a press release.
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The match against Dijon threatened?
New tests will be carried out before the Ligue 1 match against Dijon, scheduled for Sunday at Moustoir (3 p.m.). A decisive meeting in the race to maintain, which could be compromised if other cases of Covid-19 were detected by then. In the meantime, the Hake are preparing for a small committee. With another major meeting on the horizon, on the lawn of Nîmes, on January 24. And a shock against PSG on January 31.
At mid-season, the Bretons are in bad shape in the league, where they occupy the penultimate place, two points behind Dijon. Tied with Nîmes, the red lantern. In nineteen days, Lorient has only three wins, three draws and thirteen defeats.
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