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After the withdrawal of Colombia, which is going through an internal crisis causing anti-government protests that resulted in the death of more than 40 people, Argentina had to organize alone the next Copa Amérca to be held from June 11 to July 10. But this morning, as the country is hit by a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Argentine government announced a full lockdown for nine days from today.
With football so far spared, he will now also face the confinement restrictions. The Argentine federation has decided to reschedule the semi-finals of the Copa de La Liga initially scheduled for this weekend, and to ban all training for professional clubs.
The Copa América threatened?
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Continental competitions such as the Copa Libertadores or the Copa Sudamericana which concern Argentinian clubs have not yet been deprogrammed by CONMEBOL. The relocation of matches outside Argentina is however authorized.
The South American football confederation does not seem to want to postpone the competition, as it informed Colombia yesterday. But the current restrictions and the country’s health situation cast doubt on whether the next Copa will be maintained on Argentinian soil.
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