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The Conmebol, through a statement, specified the reasons for the suspension of the party of Coquimbo Unido and Defense and Justice for the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana, and summoned the Chilean authorities, stating that there was a delay in the protocol procedures since the arrival of the Argentine team in our country.
“This decision is adopted after the Chilean authorities resolved apply a health quarantine to the entire Defense and Justice delegation, a team that had to face Coquimbo Unido tonight, in Santiago. All the passengers on the charter flight that took the Argentine club are considered by the Chilean authorities as close contacts of three positive cases of Covid-19. Under these conditions, under an isolation regime, it is clear that the sporting event is not possible. “Conmebol said.
However, Conmebol remarked that the authorities did not comply with the protocol, since they had to deliver the PCR results eight hours after being applied and they did so a day later.
“The protocol in force in Chile for international matches establishes that all members of the visiting delegation will be tested for the virus upon arrival. According to this protocol, Chilean authorities had to deliver the results in eight hours. The tests to the Defense and Justice delegation were carried out on the 6th at 1:00 p.m., but the results were only provided on the 7th, greatly exceeding the referred eight hours.s “, explained Conmebol.
In addition, they added that “the determination to declare the entire delegation in isolation was communicated just two hours before the start of the match.”
Finally, they point out that the power to reschedule and transfer the party headquarters are powers of Conmebol “established in the regulations of the South American” and this resolution does not affect the development of the competition.
