Unfortunately, Costa Rica has returned to a moment of great alertness by the coronavirus after a critical increase in cases was announced on Monday with more than 14,700 in the last week. Therefore, the Ministry of Health has taken action on the matter and has completely canceled any sporting activity throughout the country, including the Promerica League, without notifying the UNAFUT board of directors.
The league had first scheduled the match between Sporting and Alajuelense for this May 3, but this did not pass the cut because the order was immediate and, later, it was announced that the weekend sessions would also be canceled, so there is no power that can refute the decision. Before the authority, it is impossible to get a special permission at this time and the relationship hanging by a thread.
“The Board of Directors does not share the content of this interpretation, because the measures published by the Ministry of Health for May 3 to 9, the only publication made, They are for establishments with customer service and that expressly mention that activities without customer service are allowed ”, said the statement from the first division institution.
????????????The suspension of the game against Sporting scheduled for Monday night took the team by surprise, our Sports Manager @agustin_lleida He explains that even all the logistics of the match were ready. pic.twitter.com/ILd83UIWdP
— L.D.A. (@ldacr) May 3, 2021
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It is expected that for the week of May 15 it will be possible to return to activities, since there has been no official statement on when activities can resume. The canceled dates were part of matchday 22, which was the last of the regular tournament and which still defined places for the league. The Health Ministry will wait until May 9 to see a change of decision.
Alajuelense expressed annoyance at the suspension
The general manager of Liga Deportiva Alajuelense said he was upset that the cancellation occurred so suddenly and more because all the logistics were already in place to receive Sporting. Currently, Alajuelense is at the top of the competition with 45 points and behind them are Santos Guápiles (35) and Saprissa (29).
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