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The question that the whole world of soccer in Colombia asks is when will their professional tournaments return, paralyzed by the spread of the coronavirus throughout the country. There are many speculations, But this Thursday, the Minister of Sport, Ernesto Lucena, began to clear these doubts.
In the middle of a meeting of the Seventh Committee of the House of Representatives, the Minister of Sport assured that Colombian football could return in August or September this year, depending on all the analyzes that are made.
“Everyone’s big question is when (the Colombian soccer tournaments) would start, I don’t want to be irresponsible, much less saying a specific date, but I would think that we could think about August or September of this year, “he assured.
(It may interest you: Conclusions of the meeting between football and the sports minister).
Lucena affirmed that the idea of the President of the Republic, Iván Duque, is to observe what is the behavior in the different leagues of the world where this sport is reactivated to have examples of how to act.
He wants to see what is happening in Europe, in the important leagues of the world, in which they have been ahead of covid-19 and on that basis take
decisions
“There is a clear message from the President when he says that he does not want to be the first league to start on the continent. He wants to see what is happening in Europe, in the important leagues of the world, in which they have been ahead of covid-19 and on that basis make decisions ”he added.
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On the other hand, the sports minister stated that on May 11, the day the quarantine period ends, The Ministry of Health will deliver a report of the protocol presented by the Dimayor and there the different actors will enter to see what would be the date for the reactivation of soccer.
“The Ministry of Health must give us that first diagnosis of the protocol on May 11, the day this quarantine phase ends. That day we would begin a feedback phase between the clubs, the Dimayor, the Federation, the Ministry of Sport and Minsalud to determine when that start date would be. Once that start date is determined, 28 days would be added at startup, ”he analyzed.
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