In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and ahead of the upcoming Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana matches, CONMEBOL authorized the return of the public to the stadiums for the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana matches, although approval will depend on the authorities of each country. In the statement, the entity issued a series of recommendations for the return of the public to the South American stadiums, starting with the knockout stages of the continental competitions. The letter began with: “The South American Football Confederation makes known the Protocol of Recommendations for the Return of the Public in the Stadiums in the matches of the CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2021, from the Knockouts”In addition, on the other hand, in the statement highlighted “It establishes a series of recommendations, which must be discussed with the health authorities of each country for its application and / or modification”.
“the gradual return of the public is essential for the development of South American football, which is why, if the national authorities allow it, the return to the public in the aforementioned competitions is authorized.”
This protocol recommends the habilitation for people who have applied the two doses of the vaccines and those who have a negative result of the PCR test, while it does not advise the presence of children under 18 years of age, pregnant women and people with basic diseases. On the capacity side of the stadiums, they indicated that it should be calculated based on compliance with social distancing rules. Let’s highlight that in yesterday’s final, 5500 people were able to witness the final in the mytic Maracana stadiumRecord that both continental tournaments will resume next week, after the break for the realization of the Copa America.
