The meeting between Barça and Osasuna, scheduled for this Saturday in Liga, was canceled. The Blaugranas, championship leaders with one point ahead of Atlético Madrid and three on Real Madrid, will have to wait before playing the 27th day, due to an unexpected drama.
According to information from JIJANTS, Joan LAPORTA, president of the Catalan club, personally went to the locker room to announce the news to the players, evoking a case of “force majeure”. Shortly after, Barça formalized the postponement of the match in a statement.
“FC Barcelona is deeply saddened to announce the death of the doctor from the first Carles Miñarro Garcia team tonight. For this reason, the match between FC Barcelona and CA Osasuna was postponed to a later date. The Board of Directors of FC Barcelona and all the staff present our sincere condolences to his family and friends during this difficult period ”can we read.
Aged 40, Carles Miñarro Garcia had joined the first team this season after having officiated within the club's futsal section. He has been part of the Catalan club since 2017.
