BASKETBALL SERIES A. The wing of the Nutribullet tells of his positivity: he has 5 other infected companions
the interview
The date of the recovery of one of the two postponed matches concerning Nutribullet was announced: it is the one in Manresa, Spain, which should have been the debut of TvB in the Top 16 of the Champions League. It will be played on Thursday 10 March at 21. And there will be a back to back: before this match we will have the one in Villorba, on the 7th, again with the Iberians, as per the calendar already drawn up. In the league, on the other hand, he expects to know when the home match against Armani can be played. And, again with many question marks, the one on Friday at Palaverde with Trieste is looming. In this regard, we should have some more certainty tomorrow, since today there are molecular verification swabs for those who are still positive or who have not yet completed the quarantine (these are Sims, Chillo, Russell, Dimsa, Akele and Poser), the duration of which varies according to individual cases. Meanwhile, the days of the infected players are forced to stay closed in their homes for the whole week: for them, used to jumping and running up and down in the gym, the fact of not being able to go out must be frustrating. Even if it is then evident that they are not there, given that everyone has been given an athletic maintenance program, to be respected to the letter. For the rest of the time we organize ourselves. However, the important thing remains health.
Nicola Akele, does he have symptoms or is he biting the brake?
“I just have a little cold, a stuffy nose, nothing else for the rest, neither fever nor pain. I did the three doses and this is a mild form of Covid. When they told me that I was positive I was honestly surprised, after all the checks they do, I hoped I had escaped it, also because apart from the cold I am not sick, and instead nothing. Patience. I spend my days doing training at home, then I carry on with reading, watching some TV ».
But when should your quarantine end?
«They still haven’t told me anything, I know it’s been seven days but I don’t understand if starting from Sunday, when I had the swab, or before. In theory I shouldn’t be there on Friday but clearly I expect them to tell me. It depends on the tests ».
Of course Covid is now everywhere.
“We are in contact with many people, in theory I could have taken it anywhere or from anyone. I think it may have been a teammate but it’s clear that I’m not blaming anyone. Unfortunately it is a virus that is affecting the whole world, at TvB it has perhaps struck a bit late compared to others. In this year and a half we have been “good”, last season we were the only ones who did not have an outbreak, this year it happened but until last week it was all normal. Maybe it’s better to have it all together rather than one every now and then, so at least we can come back in one fell swoop, a kind of herd immunity. “
The problem will be finding the time to recover the games.
“We can intervene on what we can control directly, in the case of the virus it is no one’s fault. Last year it was like this too, we have to adapt to the new normal. In any case, we must not be too pessimistic, we are professionals and we must be ready ». –
Silvano Focarelli