The return of Argentine football remains immersed in a nebula and the first week of August, which was mentioned as a possible date to resume training, seems to be far from reality. First, the meetings scheduled for this week with the aim of planning a return to practice are not defined. On the one hand, on Thursday they were going to meet the Minister of Health, Ginés González García, with the Minister of Tourism and Sport, Matías Lammens. However, the number of infected and died in the last 24 hours from the coronavirus pandemic (5,641 positive cases and 110 deaths), was in principle what motivated procrastination.
Meanwhile, the meeting between Ginés and AFA President Claudio Tapia could take place on Friday, but it is not yet confirmed. In turn, in recent hours, there were some voices that felt that the return of football in this complicated context is inconvenient. “I think it’s very hard to come back now, knowing that there are people who are dying. This is not the time,” said Carlos Tevez. In line with Boca striker Nicolas Kreplak, the deputy minister of health of the province of Buenos Aires – by far the most affected by COVID-19 -, he said: “This is the worst time to raise the return of football. It is decontextualized that Latin America is trying to return to football right now. He might not have been suspended a few months ago, but now is the worst time to return.” The truth is that the clubs are rushed the time to return to training, especially to Boca, River, Racing, Defense and Justice and Tiger, who must play the Copa Libertadores on September 17.
