Belén Arrojo does not return with Lointek Gernika pending a second negative PCR

The captain of the Lointek Gernika, Belén Arrojo, has not yet been able to start the return trip from Turkey with the rest of the team members, where the Biscayan team played a chaotic second leg of the play-off of the women’s Eurocup, waiting to be negative in a second PCR, although she is accompanied by her technician, Mario Lopez.

“Mario López has stayed together with Belén Arrojo in Turkey until it receives the second negative result in the PCR performed last night. The rest of the expedition is already on the return trip, “said Lointek on its official Twitter profile.

Good morning, Mario López has stayed with Belén Arrojo in Turkey until she receives the second negative result in the PCR performed last night. The rest of the expedition is already on the return trip.#GutarikoBat ¿

– Lointek Gernika Bizkaia (@GKesb) January 5, 2022

The Biscayan team lived a real nightmare in this trip to Turkey where they were the victim of a trap that also ended with their European elimination against CBK Mersin, who won the return 69-40 to wipe the 24 points of disadvantage that had been brought from Maloste.

This match had to be postponed at the time to this Tuesday due to the number of positive cases in the Biscayan team, which returned to training when all the affected people tested negative in the antigen test as in the tests before traveling to Turkey.

Discomfort on the part of the Lointek Gernika

However, as the player reported on social networks Rosó bookThe Turkish team sued the FIBA ​​(International Basketball Federation), responsible for the competition, that they wanted to do a PCR upon arrival and that the body accepted. “We accept to do it in Bilbao or even in Istanbul. Negative answer. They only allow us to play if they do it to us in Adana (city where CBK Mersin plays),” he said.

In any case, the entire expedition decided to do a PCR “at the Istanbul airport” because they already doubted “the intentions” of the rival. “All negative. All good. We arrived in Adana and they are waiting for us,” he said. a book, which added a video with the images of the moment of the new PCR.

Later, hours before playing the game, they are informed that Belén Arrojo “is positive”. “Surprise! We react quickly and he goes to the hospital to do another PCR. He cannot play without result. But it does not come until we are having dinner, it is negative. Surprise! They have taken Belén from us,” he stressed with irony.

“I could talk about the refereeing and the conditions in which we have played, but I think that it has already been seen and playing with health is overdoing it. Belén we love you! I am very proud of my team and of how we have fought against a great team” , sentenced the Catalan.

(HILO)

In the team we began to test positive on the 18th, both clubs and Fiba agreed to play the second leg today, the 4th. We did the respective quarantine and began training when we all tested negative for antigens.

– Roso BR (@ roso6buch) January 4, 2022

In addition to this situation, the Mersin decided to change its usual pavilion to put a smaller one and as it could be seen in images through social networks, it prepared a ‘hellish’ environment with sirens and a lot of noise in each Lointek attack. To conclude, once the pass was achieved, CBK Mersin congratulated the Spanish team with irony through social networks.

For its part, Belén Arrojo she assured “to be physically well, although emotionally depressed”. “I never thought that certain limits could be exceeded in a sport as beautiful as basketball, but today it happened in Turkey, with my teammates and with me. Frustration, helplessness, anger and despair. Congratulations to today’s winners, without a doubt. they will go very far, “he wrote on his official Twitter account.

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– Belén Arrojo (@BelenArrojo) January 4, 2022