Saturday, River Plate was supposed to play a Superliga match in its precinct against Atlético Tucuman. But for fear of the coronavirus, River decided to close its stadium as the club had planned on Friday. But his opponent, like the match referee, still showed up at the stadium at match time ... to find the door closed! Faced with this situation, River Plate is now subject to heavy sanctions and could in particular lose the meeting on the green carpet and receive a fine.
⚽️ River Plate refuses to play even behind closed doors because of the #coronavirus risk. The Superliga does not accept the decision. The referee of the match and the opponent @ATOficial still go to the Monumental yet announced closed by the club. Grotesque. pic.twitter.com/7DYvzBZKES
- Georges Quirino Chaves (@georgesquirino) March 14, 2020River Plate, one of the most popular clubs in Argentina, announced on Friday that it was closing its facilities and refusing to participate in a Cup match scheduled for Saturday, a “force majeure” linked to the Covid-19 pandemic . "Following the recommendations of the World Health Organization and attentive to the various resolutions of the national government and the City of Buenos Aires concerning the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), River Plate declares that the club will remain closed in its entirety at from Saturday 14 March for an indefinite period, "said the Portègne club in a press release. River "has decided that, for reasons of force majeure, he will not appear for the match on Saturday March 14 against Atlético Tucuman", scheduled as part of the Superleague Cup (competition disputed by residents of the Argentine first division).
[Comunicado oficial]
Dispositions of River Plate frente a la pandémie de COVID-19: https://t.co/9EUBxmXWLO. pic.twitter.com/koafB5d5ul
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