The players Yessenia López, María José Rojas and Rosario Balmaceda tested positive during the examinations that Conmebol carried out in Colombia and all are isolated from the rest of the delegation. Chile begins its participation this Monday against Paraguay.
The Women’s Red received terrible news the day before their Copa América debut in Colombia. This because After an operation carried out by Conmebol with all the delegations present, we learned that three Chilean players were infected with the coronavirus.
This was reported tonight in a statement which was uploaded to the official National Teams page and where, after patient consent, the identity of those affected was detailed. “The medical staff of the Chilean adult women’s team emphasizes that, with the prior authorization of the players, Yessenia Lopez, Maria Jose Rojas and Rosario Balmaceda have been diagnosed with COVID-19 positive to the examinations carried out by Conmebol “, could we read on the aforementioned site.
Then it was pointed out that the football players had no complications with the virus, because “athletes are asymptomatic” and at the moment they are “isolated from the group and under medical supervision”. Despite this, “examinations will continue to be carried out, as established by the medical field of the national team and Conmebol with the aim of minimizing the risks of other positive cases in the team”.
Unfortunately, This hits the delegation hard, since it breaks the schedule that coach José Letelier for the first of his eleventh of the continental tournament, which will take place this Monday – at 5:00 p.m. – against Paraguay. “We have analyzed the rival with their flaws and virtues, but the most important thing is what we can do as a national team. Football is about times and unexpected situations happen, you have to see the variables and be ready for anything,” he said at the press conference before the trial.
Then he recognized that these three players will not be the only victims because the central Fernanda Ramírez “has a small sprain” and we will have to wait until the last minute to see if this can be part of the commitment.
Meanwhile, the front Maria Jose Urrutia expressed in view of his debut that “as a group, we are super united. We have adapted well to the weather and we are in better shape to start on Monday.”
Regarding Paraguay, he said: “We know that they are a very compact team in defense, they roll up behind and come out against. We trained for what Paraguay will be, to open up those spaces, define and occupy what they leave behind…and do it in the best way in the end.”
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