ESPN Deportes commentator Eduardo Varela will miss Super Bowl LV after testing positive for COVID-19 Varela will be replaced by Ciro Procuna in the booth.
02/06/2021
Eduardo Varela has called five Super Bowls for ESPN Deportes but he’ll miss Super Bowl LV after testing positive for COVID-19, per a statement from ESPN.
Varela was scheduled to announce the game alongside analyst Pablo Viruega and sideline reporter John Sutcliffe. However, following the positive test, he will be replaced in the booth by Ciro Procuna, host of
Futbol Picante and
NFL Semanal.
“ESPN’s top priority is the health and safety of our employees,” said Rodolfo Martinez, Vicepresidente de Producción, ESPN Deportes, in a statement. “While Eduardo won’t appear on our Super Bowl LV telecast this Sunday, we will be thinking of him throughout the event and doing our very best to make him proud. We’ve been in close communication with him and wish him a speedy recovery at home.
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