The LFP has confirmed in a statement issued a few minutes ago that Olympique de Marseille-Saint-Étienne, the match that was to open the start of Ligue 1 on Friday, is postponed due to the increase in coronavirus diagnoses in Marseille as a whole. It will be the derby between Bordeaux and Nantes on Friday at 7:00 p.m. (scheduled for the Saturday before OM-Saint-Étienne is postponed) that will kick off the French football season.
On Sunday, the team led by André Villas-Boas had confirmed the suspicion of three newly diagnosed by coronaviruses in the staff, information ratified today by the OM. The three players thus join Jordan Amavi, who was detected with Covid-19 last week and who was going to cause a casualty in the meeting on Friday.
The LFP’s Coronavirus Commission, made up of four prestigious doctors, will meet in a few hours to announce the suspension of what was to be the opening match of the season in Ligue 1. The match will be played on September 17 or 18, as confirmed by RMC Sport.
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