BUSQUETS, DISCARDED FOR THIS SATURDAY
Busquets still does not recover and will not play against Poland either
Published:17/06/2021 - 09:39h
Updated:17/06/2021 - 09:39h
Sergio Busquets follows having the COVID-19 and is entirely descartado for the Spain-Poland of this Saturday. The mediocentro follows recovering and expects to be in the third meeting of the selection
The Spanish selection had to lidiar in his debut in the Eurocopa with the drop of his captain and of his mediocentro headline, Sergio Busquets. The one of Badia carries more than a week out of the bubble of Spain by fault of the coronavirus after giving positive in the preparation of the tournament. Luis Enrique decided to not to substitute him by any another player and trusted his prompt recovery keeping him in the list of summoned.
However, in spite of the confidence of the seleccionador Spanish, the '5' of the FC Barcelona still is far to be recovered. The defensive midfield player follows having the virus and continues in his house confined waiting for giving negative in some PCR. They have happened already ten days since it had to leave of the concentration of the 'Red', and is for seeing if it can return during the Eurocopa.
What yes is clear already is that Busquets will not play against Poland this Saturday in the second meeting of Spain in the tournament. The combined national already has descartado to the mediocampista, that will see from house the decisive crash of the Spaniards against the Poles. After empatar in his première against Sweden, the ones of Luis Enrique need to win not to do peligrar his pass of the phase of groups, by what the presence of Sergio antojaba important.
Unfortunately for the selection, the barcelonista follows infected and will have to expect at least until the third duel of this phase of groups to debut in the Eurocopa. It is necessary to remember that the mediocentro is asintomático, by what physically is in optimum conditions to go back to play in what it receive the "ok" of the doctors if it happens the three PCR pertinent to go back to play.
Busquets expects to be against Slovakia
The next party of Spain in the Euro after the duel against the Poles will be on 23 June in front of Slovakia. The Slovaks are now leaders of the group after winning in the first day to Poland, by what could be a duel to life or death depending on what happen this Saturday. Have Busquets for then could be fundamental and Luis Enrique expects that his captain can be headline inside almost a week.