To prevent a covid-19 outbreak, FIFA will allow Tigres and other teams to participate in the Club World Cup in a “bubble” in Qatar; In addition, as a precaution, the cats will also make their own ‘bubble’ before taking the plane to the international tournament.
It was the president of the university, Alejandro Rodríguez, who revealed in a virtual press conference what measures will be taken to ensure there is no contamination before, during or on his return from this match.
“FIFA is asking us for tests of the 55 people who can travel from Tigres at the most, it is a test today and three days before departure, 10:25 we leave on the 29th, it is 2 pm and we arrive on Saturday at 9: 25. When we arrive, they do a test, they take us to the hotel in individual rooms, we cannot leave until we have test results, with results we will be free to leave the room, we will have an assigned floor, ” said Inge.
“ There will be no guests in that hotel, there will only be two teams with an exclusive floor, there will be meals, activity, rest, distraction, from there from the hotel to the training will be the ground transportation that will be controlled by the FIFA, no one can go alone, so all the time. So that will be the bubble of the concentration hotel all the time, ”he added.
Before leaving, the ‘bubble’ begins for Tigres prior to the game on Matchday 4 against Necaxa, a team facing the UANL in the volcano on January 28.
“We have been fortunate that our players understand the responsibilities they have with them, with the team and their families, no one wants to infect anyone. Next week, as we concentrate for the game against Necaxa, one day we will have a test. before the meeting, on the 26th, and from there we focus on that little bubble before we board the plane. ”
Without fear of forced quarantine
Returning from Qatar, Inge is confident there will be no problem as only those who test negative will be allowed to travel to Monterrey.
“We hope to arrive and sleep in our houses, if there is any contamination, FIFA will not let you come on board in Doha. If there is any contamination in the concentration hotel in Doha, he immediately isolates himself from the group, nobody can accompany him. We are going to organize it. people who can monitor any contamination in Doha, and that we are all negative when we get on the plane, “he said.