The Euroleague of basketball, suspended due to the covid pandemic - 19, intends to end the season of 2019 / 20, although he does not want to extend it beyond July, the director, Jordi Bertomeu announced today.
"We want to resume our competitions, perhaps without an audience. But we will only do so when sanitary conditions permit," explained Bertomeu, in a video press conference.
According to the director, the resumption cannot exceed the end of July, putting a return in September or October out of the equation, and the format will be the normal one: regular season, with six days left, 'play- offs' and 'final four'.
Still, "alternative options for the Euroleague and the European Cup" are being studied, as an eight final, played in a single country. Globally, the covid pandemic - 19 has already sparked more than 137 thousand killed and infected more than two million people in 193 countries and territories.
More than 450 1,000 patients were considered cured. Italy (21. 645 dead, at 165. 155 cases), Spain (19. 130 dead, 182. 816 cases), France (17 167 dead, 147. 863 cases) and the United Kingdom (12. 868 dead, 98. 476 cases) are the most affected in the European continent, which today added 90.
181 dead (more than one million cases), In view of a decrease in new patients in intensive care and contagion, some countries have started to develop plans to reduce confinement and in some cases, such as Denmark, Austria or Spain, to alleviate some of the measures.