Rumors of a postponement have been circulating since early afternoon, and they are now official. The match scheduled for the 11th round of the championship will be postponed to a later date.
While there was hope for the situation to improve by November 21, it is evidently not the case. With more than twelve positive cases of coronavirus, OGC Nice is compelled by the League to postpone the match against Olympique de Marseille. “According to the opinion of the FFF national COVID commission, which noted the unavailability of more than 10 players from the list of 30 OGC Nice players due to positive RT-PCR tests for their match against Olympique de Marseille, the LFP Competitions Commission, acting under article 2.4.2.2 of the match organization protocol for the 2020-21 season, decides to postpone the match between Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice, scheduled for the 11th day of Ligue 1 Uber Eats and initially set for Saturday, November 21, 2020, at 9 pm, to a later date,” specified the LFP.
As a reminder, the League’s protocol stipulates that teams must be able to field a squad of at least 20 players (including one goalkeeper) tested negative from a roster of 30. If new tests were to be conducted during the week to allow the reopening of the club’s facilities, they have apparently not been successful.
Therefore, it will be necessary to find a slot in the already busy calendar of both clubs, likely in 2021.
