new normal and security protocols against spread covid-19 have become a millionaire expenses for clubs in Liga MX, that every day he has to pay large sums of money for the application PCR tests which the championship demands as a requirement of the past Guard1anes 2020 Tournament.
Every club needs it perform approximately 150 tests each week, taking into account teams, coaching staff and team staff Under-17, Under-20, MX Women’s League and Liga MX, which represents an expense between 240 thousand and 330 thousand pesos each time, for each institution.
I mean, each of the 18 teams spent the last tournament, and they will do it in 2021. Guard1anes, between 4 and 5.6 million pesos only in the payment of tests, which were applied together with the laboratories chosen by each of the teams. E.g, Pachuca and santos They did it with labs they have in their portfolio of sponsors.
It should be noted that the cost of testing, according to information close to the clubs, It varied between 1,600 and 2,200 pesos.
Until the end of the football year 2020-2021, which includes tournaments Opening of 2020 and Closing of 2021, Mexican clubs will spend between 13 and 15 million pesos extra to its annual operation, because to the 8 or 10 million pesos in tests, it is necessary to add about 5 million in each team for the investment for adjustments in stadiums and training facilities.
In total, until May 2021, once 2021. Guard1anes, The 18 teams in the MX League will be paid around 270 million pesos because coronavirus pandemicyes, that In March 2020, the Clausura tournament stopped, forcing Mexican football to take a break for four months.
HOW MANY TESTS DOES EACH CLUB IN THE MX LEAGUE PERFORM?
Average each club performs 45 PCR tests on its First Division campuses and 35 in each of its youth divisions (U17 and U20), as well as in their team from Women’s MX League. This number varies depending on whether the match is at home or away, as fewer staff members travel for a visiting match.
GUARD1ANES STARTS WITH 47 CASES
At the beginning Guard1anes 2021 Tournament they reported 47 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the four different divisions, of which 11 were reported First divisions: The Blue Cross (4), Atlas (2), Lion (2), Pachuca (2 and Chivas (1).
santos was the team that recorded the most infections before Day 1 in all categories with 30 cases, 19 in their youth teams and employees and another 11 in the women’s team. The first team did not have any infections and could play against Cruz Azul this Sunday night.