The sports arena will be the one used by the Uruguayan team for this Tuesday’s duel against Bolivia. The Argentinian fears for the state of the grass after the musical event.
The Centenario resort in Montevideo had a luxury guest. British singer Roger Waters performed in a recital before the Uruguayan team’s match against Bolivia in the sixth round of the South American Qualifiers.
The event that took place last Friday 17 in the Uruguayan capital brought together a large number of people, so one of the fears was what the playing field would be like for the clash against the Greens .
For the same reason, and after the respective reviews, the president of the Administrative Commission of the Official Field (CAFO), Ricardo Lombardo, revealed what was the opinion of coach Marcelo Bielsa on the concert.
““He did not accept the situation” Lombardo revealed during a conversation with Carve Deportiva radio. He added that “we had a discussion with the sports management of the Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF) and finally the decision was taken by the president (Ignacio Alonso), who allowed this to be done because we told him given guarantees that this would be the case. in perfect condition.”
He also added that as the duel between Uruguay and Bolivia approaches, the pitch at the stadium “is perfect”. “The playing field is without any problems “he added.
Among the keys he gave to make this happen, he indicated that “the most important thing” was that the cover was installed as quickly as possible.
“The cover was removed early Saturday morning. It is a plastic surface installed 10 centimeters from the ground so as not to rest on the ground. ” he explained.
“CAFO required the cover to be installed late Thursday and removed early Saturday morning, which was done,” Lombardo noted.
This way, Uruguay can focus on their next match on that FIFA date. The Charrúas confidently arrive at the top after beating Argentina as visitors, taking away their unbeaten record in the qualifying rounds. reducing the distance from first place to just two units.
For its part, Bolivia will arrive in Montevideo with the important mission of seeking the second victory and with this will begin to fight to enter the six places that give direct qualification to the next World Cup or, at least, be at seventh place. to play in the playoffs.
The duel between Uruguay and Bolivia is scheduled for Tuesday, November 21 from 8:30 p.m. in Chile.
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