Benevento detected 12 positive cases of coronavirus on its campus

Gianluca Lapadula, who once again had minutes with Benevento in the Italian Serie B, will not play this weekend. The team of the Peruvian national team striker detected 12 positive cases of coronavirus on its campus. For that reason, the match against Cosenza, which was going to be played on Sunday, March 6, for date 28 of the tournament was postponed.

Through social networks, the “Brujos”, who are in fifth position (preliminary playoff position) with 47 points, announced the news, although the club reserved the identities of the infected footballers.

“A request for the postponement of the match was sent to the Lega Nazionale Professionisti B which, as required by FIGC circular 142/A of 1/19/22, being the number of positives in the “group of athletes” list higher than 35%., ordered the postponement of the Cosenza-Benevento match on a date to be determined”, it reads.

Then, the Series B authorities decided to postpone the match. “Taking into account art. 27.2 of the LNPB Statute; has a partial modification of the aforementioned CU LNPB n. 115 of January 29, 2022, the postponement of COSENZA – BENEVENTO”, they explained.

It is important to mention Gianluca Lapadula reappeared at Benevento on February 23 in the victory (5-0) against Como. The ‘Bambino’ played the last 25 minutes and the coach of the Peruvian team Ricardo Gareca observed his participation from the stands of the Ciro Vigorito Stadium.

Then, the striker entered at 52′ in the win (1-0) against Peruggia and entered at 56′ in the draw (1-1) against Cremonese. The fans of the ‘Bicolor’ hope that the soccer player arrives with rhythm for the last double date against Uruguay and Paraguay.