04/23/2021 15:06
Clarín.com
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Updated 04/23/2021 3:06 PM
The Conmebol Council resolved that dates 7 and 8 of the World Cup Qualifiers will resume in June, before the start of the Copa América.
In this way, the Argentine National Team, led by Lionel Messi, will play against Chile at home (possibly at the "Madre de Cities" stadium, in Santiago del Estero) and against Colombia, in Barranquilla.
Dates 5 and 6 will be recovered in the months of September, October and November, on days to be defined.
Triple dates
are planned
for that occasion and Conmebol asked FIFA for three additional days to ensure the proper recovery of the players.
The modification of the calendar occurs after the cancellation of March and is intended to minimize wear and tear due to travel in times of pandemic and avoid complications in the busy schedule that South American football has this year.
The "Mother of Cities" Stadium in Santiago del Estero could be the venue for the Argentina-Chile match, for the Qualifiers: Photo Juano Tesone.
June will be an intense month for the soccer of the national teams in South America.
Conmebol approved the completion of dates 7 and 8 of the Qualifiers for the World Cup in that month, before the start of the Copa América, scheduled for Sunday the 13th.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who participated in the Conmebol Council meeting, declared that the Qualifiers are "very important" and recognized the need for national teams to compete with their full potential, on full equality of conditions.
To achieve this,
FIFA also made the commitment to promote the necessary changes in the international calendar.
In this sense, Conmebol made it clear that it will be essential to have additional days for the recovery of the players called up (most of them play in Europe).
The modifications to the qualifying calendar were designed to maintain fairness between the different countries, guaranteeing the best possible balance in terms of travel and travel.
This criterion is particularly important in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic.
They ratify Argentina as the venue for the Copa América
The president of Conmebol, Alejandro Domínguez, came out to deny the rumors born in Colombia about the possibility that Argentina would lower its candidacy for the next Copa América.
"Argentina is stronger than ever as the host country for the Copa América,"
emphasized Domínguez.
And he confirmed that it will be played "
with the public,
establishing 30 percent of the capacity of the stadiums."
Alejandro Domínguez, president of Conmebol, said that "Argentina is stronger than ever as the host country of the Copa América."
Photo: AFP
The version had gained strength after the statements of the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández.
However, Dominguez said that it was a
misinterpretation of his words
. "President Fernández was taken out of context, at no time did he say that they were withdrawing as organizers nor did he put Argentina's participation as the host of the Copa América at risk." said the president of Conmebol to "Hoy por Hoy" on Caracol Radio.
The manager emphatically stressed that the Copa América will be held jointly between Argentina and Colombia.
"I confirm that the Copa América is going to be carried out, respecting the health policies of the governments," he added.
Vaccination for the "South American family"
This Friday, in addition, Conmebol will establish the logistics for the distribution of the vaccines that the entity acquired for the
Copa América, Libertadores and Sudamericana.
Vaccines for South American soccer will arrive on Wednesday, April 28. The arrival of the batch of 50,000 doses of the Covid vaccine manufactured by
Sinovac Biotech Ltd
is scheduled for that day
. to Uruguayan territory. From that moment on, the process of distributing immunizers will begin in the different countries, in strict compliance with the legal and health regulations in force in each of them.
The vaccination will begin with the teams that will compete in the Copa América and those that are participating in the international Conmebol tournaments until reaching the female and male teams of the highest category of each country.
Of course, all of them include the coaching staff and the assistants.
Order continues with the referees and operational personnel involved in the organization of the matches.
It is important to note that the vaccine is not mandatory in any way and the player who chooses not to be immunized will not be penalized or excluded from competitions.
The batch of vaccines donated by Sinovac Biotech to South American football were specially manufactured for this purpose.
This means that they are in no way about vaccines that were intended for another purpose.
JCH.