The names of the players not revealed but preliminary findings with more results expected.
The Coronavirus tests carried out on every LaLiga players, along with the coaching staff and all employees.
Three players from the top flight and two others from the Segunda, the second division, have tested positive.
All professional footballers in La Liga and Segunda Division tested ahead of a return to training and a potential resumption of the 2019-20 season. With Spain one of the European countries worst hit by the pandemic.
La Liga have confirmed that 5 players have tested positive, however all are asymptomatic. The identities of two kept anonymous according to data protection guidelines in Spain. Whereas Real Betis announced Joel Robles, Alfonso Pedraza and Juanmi Jimenez have been infected.
The players will now be placed in isolation and tested within the coming days to see if they’re still infected. La Liga mentioned they’d additionally provide tests to the families of the affected players.
An official statement mentioned: “Specifically, between the La Liga Santander [first division] and La Liga SmartBank [second division] clubs. 5 positive cases detected in players, all of them asymptomatic and in the final phase of the disease. Whose specific identity La Liga does not know in compliance with the laws on data protection.”
In the meantime, Dr Rafael Ramos, president of the Spanish Association of Football Medical doctors, has confirmed that entire La Liga sides will not need to be quarantined should a number of players fall ill.
“In La Liga, if there are positive tests during training, the entire squad is not going to be quarantined,” he confirmed.
Clubs have began training again following an prolonged break to the Spanish season, with all major leagues all over the world additionally having paused because of the pandemic.
