PAE Panathinaikos submitted a request for the postponement of the 9th and 10th matchday of the Super League playoffs after several cases of coronavirus that occurred in the team.
The green ones relying on a special provision of the CAP which states that it can there is a postponement of competitive obligations due to health issuesspecifically because of the coronavirus, they are asking for the matches scheduled for tomorrow not to be held.
During the day, it is expected that there will be contacts between the teams to take the decision to postpone the matches. As Nikos Athanasiou reported on News Bulletin 247, there may be a decision within the next few hours, although the relevant announcement of the Super League states that the meeting of the Cooperative on the matter is scheduled for Sunday at 12:00 noon.
According to the information, the first cases they appeared three days after the derby with AEK and on the day of the match with PAOK there were the first indications of possible cases. At this point we should point out that the greens are made daily molecular tests.
On Thursday his players Panathinaikou they had a day off and in the laboratory test on Friday they emerged more than 20 cases. Impacts which in the majority concern football players of the team, who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms.
After these findings, the greens filed – as was logical – the request for the postponement of the games. The final decision, as stated in the Super Leagues announcement, is expected tomorrow when the teleconference will take place, as actions are being taken to make the decision within the day. Which is also logical as the teams will have to travel for their away matches, that is, the AEK to fly to Thessaloniki for the match against Aris and PAOK for the match with Volos at the Panthessaliko Stadium.
Listen to the relevant report by Nikos Athanasiou…
The Super League announcement in detail…
It is announced that tomorrow Sunday, May 7, 2023, at 12:00 noon, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Super League will be held, via video conference.
The items on the agenda are as follows:
1/ Postponement of matches and/or match days and any redetermination thereof, regarding the 9th and 10th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League Playoffs of the current season, following the written request of PAE Panathinaikos from 5/5/2023.
2/ Miscellaneous.
Source: Sport Fm
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