Independiente woke up with bad news, Alan Velasco tested positive for Covid-19. It was in the morning when he took the rapid test and they are already waiting for the PCR results to confirm, the player is asymptomatic. In addition, Falcioni has the starting eleven to face Newell's at the Marcelo Bielsa Colosseum next Friday.

The Rojo released the information through their social media channels and Nicolás Brusco in SportsCenter AM, provided the players that Falcioni would field from the beginning against Lepra in the Professional League Cup

📌 Medical report - Professional Squad

Alan Velasco tested positive for COVID-19 in the rapid tests prior to Friday's match. He is already isolated and will undergo a PCR study to confirm the diagnosis in the next few hours.

— C. A. Independiente (@Independiente) March 3, 2021

The starting lineup for Independiente would be: Sebastián Sosa; Fabricio Bustos, Sergio Barreto, Alan Franco, Juan Manuel Insaurralde, Gastón Togni; Domingo Blanco, Lucas González; Menéndez, Silvio Romero and Sebastián Palacios.

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Nicolás Brusco with the latest news from Independiente on SportsCenter.