translated from Spanish: Matías Lammens, after the outbreaks: “We don’t plan to stop football”

The call for attention to the Argentine Football Association by the national government came from Matías Lammens, when he urged clubs to take greater care in the face of a progress of the pandemic not only in sport, but also at the national level with case spikes on a daily basis. Within a week of confirming the return to Phase 1 of all categories, while holding the competition, the Minister of Tourism and Sport of the Nation eexrated himself in an interview about the situation and took calm despite this progress.” We don’t have football in mind, but we do ask for protocols to be followed. In a campus with 15 or 20 infected it is clear that they were not fulfilled, no doubt there was a relaxation,” he recounted in dialogue with Radio 10.

The most emblematic cases in these last two weeks have to do with Sarmiento de Junín, Racing Club, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Banfield and Independiente, which were the professional football league teams that recorded in the last outbreaks of Covid-19.Mitre de Santiago del Estero, Ferro Carril Oeste and Almagro, of the First National gave the note and expansion of the aforementioned second wave raised the alerts. However, Lammens held the institutions accountable: “If the protocols had been followed it is impossible for this to have happened.” Off the field, another controversial issue has to do with the large number of people close to the silvers. They went from tiny groups to more than 150 people and even some “drawn” quotas for members. Faced with this, the official noted that there will be special attention to restricting entry.

Football returned to Phase 1 and the controls are stricter. Photo: NA

“Only those who are needed and no one else have to go to the courts,” he said, adding, “Control was done by each jurisdiction. What we’re asking is for those who have to play a role to go to the court.” The intention is to restrict circulation as much as possible. We don’t want to affect economic activity, but for that people who are not essential in events have to stay in their homes. If it’s not absolutely necessary, don’t go to the stadiums,” Lammens closed

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