05/30/2021 10:58 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 05/30/2021 11:09 PM
Conmebol decided to
suspend the organization
of the Copa América in Argentina.
He did it this Sunday night, on Twitter and it is presumed that it is due to the epidemiological situation of the country in the face of the coronavirus.
"CONMEBOL informs that
in response to the present circumstances it
has decided to suspend the organization of the Copa América in Argentina," they published on the account of the Football Confederation organizing the event.
And they added: "CONMEBOL
analyzes the offer of other countries
that showed interest in hosting the continental tournament."
Both the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti, and her interior counterpart, Wado de Pedro,
had questioned the competition
this same Sunday.
CONMEBOL informs that in view of the present circumstances it has decided to suspend the organization of the Copa América in Argentina.
CONMEBOL analyzes the offer of other countries that showed interest in hosting the continental tournament.
- CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) May 31, 2021
The publication of the mother house of South American football surprised, not because of the decision, but because minutes before De Pedro had announced that the national government
would make the decision this Monday
.
In any case, he had admitted that it was "very difficult for the Copa América to be played in Argentina.
"Today I was talking with the president regarding the health situations of the different jurisdictions; we were analyzing in particular the situation of Mendoza, Córdoba, Tucumán, Santa Fe ... some are the headquarters for the Copa América to be held and, through the health diagnosis,
we see it very difficult
to play the Copa América in Argentina, "said De Pedro.
And he added: "Tomorrow, the president together with the Ministry of Health will make the decision. But, being consistent with what we have been saying, which is to
take care of the health of Argentines and Argentines
, seeing that there are new strains it seemed important to us ( discuss it) ", closed the minister.
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