Belén Arrojo gives a second negative and will return on Tuesday from Turkey

The player of the Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Belén Arrojo She will be able to return “tomorrow morning” from Turkey after giving negative in the PCR test to which she was subjected last night, the second after the positive one that prevented her from playing the game against CBK Mersin in the second leg of the play-off of the Eurocup Women.

As confirmed by the Biscayan team, Daring is accompanied in the Turkish country by the technician, Mario Lopez, while the rest of the Biscayan expedition has already started the return trip.

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 Basque club described the experience in Turkey as “lock in every way“and the players defined in social networks both the previews and the match and the behavior of the local club with words such as”Rage“, “surreal“, “ridiculous“, “frustration“, “impotence” The “shame“.

To face this match, CBK Mersin changed its usual pavilion, for 7,500 spectators, for a smaller one that accommodated just 2,000, in which the Biscayan players could not train. In addition, during the game, anti-aircraft sirens, music and other sounds could be heard over the public address system every time Lointek Gernika attacked.

Upset of the players

The 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 well as in the tests before traveling to Turkey.

However, as the player reported on social networks Rosó book, The 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.

Anyway, 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.

Subsequently, 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 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, “said 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 culminate, once the pass was achieved, CBK Mersin congratulated the team from the provincial town with irony through social networks.

¿It was a sweet, yet short dream! ¿

Good morning @GKesb! ¿¿¿¿#BuSeneSampiyonsun #ThisIsCBK pic.twitter.com/ISUShoxWyd

— C.BK Mersin (@cukurovabasket) January 4, 2022

For its part, Belén Arrojo assured “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, they will undoubtedly go very far, “he wrote on his official Twitter account.

Thanks pic.twitter.com/NaGdDa5mnZ

– Belén Arrojo (@BelenArrojo) January 4, 2022