The virus COVID-19 defeated all the defenses of the teams that will participate in the America Cup and goes for more. Yesterday, two members of the coaching staff of Colombia they tested positive for coronavirus, announced the coffee team a few hours to face Ecuador in the tournament, while on Saturday there were also cases in Venezuela Y Bolivia.
“The technical assistant Pablo Román and the physiotherapist Carlos Trains, tested positive for COVID in pruebas RT – PCR, although both are asymptomatic”, Informed the coaching staff of the Colombian team, through a statement.
He added that the two members who contracted the coronavirus will remain in quarantine, without contact with third parties, including the other members of the national team who played their first match of this tournament at night Cuiabá Pantanal Arena.
“Once their 10 days of isolation are over, they will return to the campus, certifying that they have remained asymptomatic,” explained the selection.
It was the third team participating in the America Cup that reports COVID-19 cases in the run-up to the event.
Eight players from the Venezuelan National Team and three from Bolivia tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, before the opening of the America’s Cup, postponed a year and relocated in the middle of the pandemic
The selection of Venezuela had to summon 15 players new to his squad in the South American competition.
“They are all asymptomatic, isolated in individual rooms, and are being monitored by the Conmebol and local health officials, ”the statement added.
It should be remembered that, so far, at least 484 thousand 235 people have died in Brazil from this virus, a figure that exceeds any other country in the world except the United States.
Brazil debuts, wins and likes in Copa América
Marks, Neymar Y Gabriel Barbosa contributed the goals and Brazil won 3-0 to a Venezuela decreased by the coronavirus, in the game that launched against all odds a Copa América postponed one year and moved from headquarters by COVID-19.
Marquinhos took advantage of a ball that was unexpectedly in his legs in the first half, while Neymar converted a penalty in the complement and “Gabigol” Barbosa made the third in agony for Brazil, which was crowned in 2019 as host of this tournament and seeks to revalidate the title again.
For this game, Venezuela confirmed 13 infections (eight players and five people from the coaching staff), so it urgently summoned 15 players to face the contest. With improvisations before a local that did not stop attacking her, the “Vinotinto” tried to stand up and avoided a bigger win.
At the sober inauguration ceremony, at the Arena Mané Garrincha from Brasilia, a tribute was paid to the medical personnel who have fought against the coronavirus in Brazil, whose president Jair Bolsonaro defended the holding of the tournament at a time when the country has alarming levels of infections.
The next game for the Brazilians will be on Thursday, when those led by “Tite” try to get the second victory in the tournament, but now against Peru.
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