Barcelona’s La Liga match in opposition to Osasuna was postponed on Saturday after one of many membership’s first workforce docs died. “Barcelona is sorry to announce the unhappy information of the dying of the primary workforce physician, Carles Minarro Garcia, this afternoon,” mentioned the membership in a press release. “For this cause, the match between Barcelona and Osasuna has been postponed till a later date. “The board of administrators and all of the workers at Barcelona want to convey our most honest condolences to his household and buddies, we’re with them at this troublesome time.”
Fans had begun getting into the Olympic stadium for the league leaders’ conflict in opposition to Osasuna, earlier than it was referred to as off round 20 minutes earlier than the anticipated kick off at 2000 GMT.
“I nonetheless cannot consider it, a giant hug to the household and buddies of Carles,” wrote Barcelona midfielder Pedri in a publish on social media community Instagram.
The physician, 53, leaves behind a spouse and two kids, mentioned Barcelona president Joan Laporta.
“This is extremely painful information for Barcelona, it has left us heartbroken, in shock, as a result of it was so sudden,” mentioned Laporta.
“We contacted his mom and his spouse, to precise our condolences and assist them in these extremely painful moments…
“It is our obligation to be there for all of them, his spouse, his kids, his mom.”
The physician had been working with totally different Barcelona sides since 2017, and commenced working with the boys’s soccer first workforce a number of months in the past.
Osasuna president Luis Sabalza mentioned his workforce had no objection by any means to the match being postponed.
“We perceive that life is crucial factor and you’ll’t play a sport considering that the particular person with whom you have lived with for therefore lengthy shouldn’t be there any extra,” he informed DAZN.
Osasuna supplied their condolences in a publish on social media platform X.
“Osasuna needs to convey its deepest condolences to the household of physician Carles Minarro Garcia and wish to ship a giant hug at this troublesome time to all of the workers of Barcelona, in addition to their followers. May he relaxation in peace,” wrote the membership.
On Monday Villarreal’s sport in opposition to Espanyol in La Liga was additionally postponed due to a heavy rain alert within the area.
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