America Cup 2021 The minister also spoke about the possibility of having a public
SThere are many questions about the realization of the Copa America of 2021 that will be played between Colombia and Argentina. The president of Conmebol, Alejandro Domnguez, assured that the competition It will be carried out at any place and that it is expected to be able to have an audience in both countriesHowever, it all depends on how the pandemic evolves and the issue of vaccination.
In dialogue with Gol Caracol, the Minister of Sports in Colombia, Ernesto Lucena, clarified rumors about the possibility that Bogotá would no longer host the Cup due to the high numbers of coronavirus contagion and the UCI occupation that left the soccer team without football. capital in the month of January.
“Bogota remains firm as the venue for the Copa America. We will continue working on the issue, speaking with the IDRD and with the next vaccination plan we will be able to have a percentage of capacity,” said Lucena.
On the issue of public presence in the stands (both in Colombia and Argentina), the minister said: “The pandemic is being worked on individually in each country. That is why we cannot give an exact percentage, but in the month of June we hope have capacity in the Cup matches “.
Finally, the Minister of Sports invited the local authorities to work as a team and not have failures of any kind in the organization for the 2021 Copa America.