The Athletic Club confirmed that the defender Iñigo Martinez and the goalkeeper Unai Simon have tested positive for covid in the last antigen test to which the rojiblanca squad has been subjected.
The rojiblanca entity clarifies that the two international footballers are “in good health and complying with the sanitary isolation protocol at home.”
Consequently, both the goalkeeper and the central defender will be withdrawn for next Sunday’s match in San Mamés against Betis (16:15), with which there are seven certain absences for the Athletic before the Andalusian team.
What’s more, Iñigo Y Simon are not available to Marcelino Garcia Toral the injured Yuri Berchiche, Dani vivian, Asier Villalibre Y Peru Nolaskoain nor the sanctioned Dani Garcia, who saw the fifth yellow of the season against Sevilla last Saturday.
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