JAKARTA - Madura United immediately shifted their concentration to the match against Persiraja Banda Aceh in week 25 of Liga 1 2021/2022 at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar, Bali, Monday, February 14, after the postponement of the match against Persija Jakarta.
The Persija versus Madura United match, which was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 9, had to be postponed because the Kemayoran Tigers did not have enough players to participate in the match due to exposure to COVID-19.
Madura United coach Fabio Lefundes, quoted from the club's official website, Friday, said the postponement of the match against Persija did not need to be thought about too much.
Fabi admitted, actually his team had made thorough and maximum preparations for this week's match against Persija. In fact, Fabi is optimistic that he can win maximum points with a better squad than the previous Persela Lamongan opponent.
Because, when the team called Laskar Joko Tingkir clashed, Madura United only had 14 players after the majority of their squad was exposed to COVID-19.
That's what made Fabi through his assistant, Osvaldo Lessa, be forced to field a player who is still recovering from an injury, M Ridho Djazulie.
"Even though we are ready, we have to respect it, this is for the sake of mutual safety. We must forget it and keep our team from being exposed to COVID-19 again," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, February 12.
The best step, said Fabi, is to finalize Laskar Sape Kerrab's preparations for another match, namely the closest against Laskar Rencong.
"We must immediately focus on the next match. Everyone does not need to think about this or that, immediately focus on the next match, against Persiraja. We must immediately prepare," concluded the Brazilian coach.
Laskar Sape Kerrab is currently in 13th position in the 2021-2022 Liga 1 standings with 26 points, while Persiraja is caretaker with 12 points.
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