LISBON (PORTUGAL) – The coronavirus has also affected the Portuguese football championship .
At least eight cases of coronavirus-positive footballers have been reported in four teams in the Portuguese top flight.
Among these there is also Benfica , defending champion.
Portugal are preparing to resume the championship in late May behind closed doors .
Benfica have announced that midfielder David Tavares has tested positive on Friday.
The player is asymptomatic and in quarantine .
The day before, Vitoria Guimaraes confirmed three coronavirus cases .
Another positive to Moreirense.
According to the news agency Lusa, three players and two members of Famalicao's management are also positive .
A first case had been identified in late April , among the under 23 years of Belenenses in Lisbon.
The Portuguese government announced the possible recovery in the last weekend of May .
The championship should resume behind closed doors and after the approval of a health protocol.
When the tournament was suspended on March 12, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Porto was at the top of the standings with an advantage over Benfica.
Lega and the Portuguese Football Federation have not yet confirmed the recovery date.
The conditions for playing the last 10 days dictated by the General Directorate of Health (DGS) provide that the players limit their social interactions to the club staff.
After the resumption of the competition they must be tested twice a week, while the games must be played "in the least possible number of stadiums".
(source ANSA-AFP).
Source: Blitz Quotidiano