This is called getting into trouble on your own and for nothing. The Chilean Football Federation has admitted to having broken the health bubble surrounding its selection to the Copa America, due to the arrival of a hairdresser on the site where the players are gathered in Cuiaba. The Federation and the technical staff recognize the violation of the sanitary bubble of the delegation after the unauthorized entry of a hairdresser who, despite a negative PCR test, should not have come into contact with the players ”, he added. said the Federation in a press release posted on social networks. She adds that “those involved will be financially sanctioned”.
Before Chile’s meeting against Bolivia, Friday on behalf of the second day of the Copa America (group A), one of the stars of the Chilean selection, Arturo Vidal, as well as the defender Gary Medel, had published on the social networks photos showing them having their hair cut by a local hairdresser, apparently in the premises of the hotel where “la Roja” is staying.: “” We regret this situation and inform that all members of the delegation presented a negative PCR test this Saturday, ”concluded the Federation.
Disciplinary file opened
According to the Chilean press, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) should open a disciplinary case with the local Federation for non-compliance with strict health protocols, while Brazil, host country of the Copa America, is the second country hardest hit in the world by the Covid-19 pandemic, with half a million dead since Saturday.
Vidal is not at his first attempt. He contracted Covid-19 earlier this month and has regularly committed acts of indiscipline throughout his career. Chile meets Uruguay this Monday in Cuiaba, in a match counting for the third day of group A.
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