translated from Spanish: Conmebol should inform in the coming hours the future of the Copa America

Eventually the rise in covid-19 infections left Argentina without Copa America. At least that’s what Conmebol reported last night through a statement on its official Twitter account.” Conmebol reports that in view of the present circumstances it has decided to suspend the organization of the Copa America in Argentina. Conmebol is analyzing the offer of other countries that showed interest in hosting the continental tournament,” they wrote. Given this information, Chile appears on the horizon. Moreover, from within the ANFP they say that there is a will of the government and the entity that governs local football to take charge of the organization. What’s more, Chile has the sports venues to do so, that considering the requirement to play maximum 150 kilometers from the International Airport, such as the National Stadium (the sports park is being remodeled for the Pan American Santiago 2023), Monumental, San Carlos de Apoquindo, Sausalito, El Teniente. In addition to sports complexes such as: the CDA, San Carlos, the Celeste Monastery, the Everton venue, in Reñaca.Estados Unidos, which held the Confederations Cup, also offered to host the event. In addition, in the North American country they bet on bringing a percentage of fans to sports venues. Paraguay is also an alternative. It could even be done with double venue. Of course, the national medical experts have criticized the possibility of holding the America’s Cup in our country because of the high numbers of infections. The international tournament would initially be held in Argentina and Colombia, however, the social unrest and the pandemic also left the coffee growers without the possibility of being able to organize the championship that begins on June 13. Now the trasandinos are added, who two weeks before the start of the Copa America suspended local football and also began a quarantine, since their cases of covid are close to 30 thousand daily infections.

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