The forward of the Uruguay National Team, Edinson Cavani , harshly criticized the decision to carry out the realization of the Copa América in the middle of the Covid pandemic – 19
In an interview with 2 de Punta, the international said: “What are we? we are macaques that we have to understand that we must follow orders, and I think that the situations are not enough to calmly say that this is going to be done and that’s it. ”
Should we play the Copa América? opina @ ECavaniOfficial in @ 2dePuntaOficial pic.twitter.com/KDa4STDUZ8
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The Manchester United player also stated: “ I think this could be seen in another way, see the situation with different eyes and resolve with another position “.
Cavani also stated that players who do not have a voice or vote in these competitions should be considered, since many have gone through a demanding amount of commitments with his teams.
Edinson Cavani criticized the realization of the America’s Cup in times of pandemic‼ ️ ‼ ️
The Uruguayan forward considers that footballers are “macaques” in the face of decisions. # EdinsonCavani #America Cup2021 pic.twitter.com/xTBhoRQKlr
– TUDNRadio ( @TudnRadio) May 13, 2021
“Putting competitions in between and we have to fuck ourselves (shut up) our mouths, but if we have to postpone something we can’t. They do not think about the health of the people and the health of the footballers “, he denounced.
Faced with some rejections, the intention to hold the America’s Cup still stands, and it is estimated that it will take place from 11 from June to 10 July in Argentina and Colombia .
For this, Conmebol is already executing a vaccination plan for the national teams that will meet at the South American soccer event .