By beating Venezuela three goals to zero on Sunday, Brazil launched a Copa America marked by the Covid.
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By easily beating Venezuela (3-0) in the opening match, the Seleçao launched its Copa America, Sunday, June 13, in a completely empty Mané Garrincha stadium (Brasilia). Two Parisians scored in this meeting against a shy Venezuelan selection and decimated by cases of Covid in its ranks. The first goal of the competition is signed Marquinhos, served by a corner from his teammate at Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar, in the 22nd minute of play. The striker does not stop there, determined to catch up and apologize his absences in the Brazilian selection and opened his counter in the 62nd minute from the penalty spot before sending an assist to close the match by serving Barbosa in the 88th minute for the 3-0.
the victory of #Brazilian Team at the premiere of CONMEBOL @CopaAmerica in photos! Great result to start the competition off right.
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Photos: @lucasfigfoto / CBF pic.twitter.com/5jDbrmVRlu— CBF Football (@CBF_Futebol) June 13, 2021
Hard to believe the slogan “The continent vibrates“(vibrate the continent) posted by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), hearing the cries of the players echoing in a sadly empty stadium. While South America is one of the territories most affected by the pandemic of Covid-19, everything suggested that the competition would be postponed. With a series of headwinds for this month of football, the competition almost never saw the light of day. Starting with the withdrawal of the two host countries, Argentina and Colombia. The Argentine government, failing to reduce the curves of contamination with Covid-19, had withdrawn from the organization of the tournament. Colombia was undergoing a serious political sling leading to riots. its “Copa Corona”, the Conmebol ended up accepting the outstretched hand of Jair Bolsonaro for the organization of this competition. a pandemic.
While each country participating in the competition displays alarming death and contamination curves, players have not been spared either. Colombia, Venezuela and Bolivia have positive cases in their selections. Eleven members from the Venezuela side including eight players, three Bolivian players and two Colombian staff members have also tested positive. Last month it was the Copa Libertadores (equivalent of the Champions League) which had also been compromised by the contaminations.
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