Colombian exporter René Higuita proposed that the Copa America be named after Diego Armando Maradona as a tribute to the football star, who died on November 25 last year in Buenos Aires. “We are in a hurry to receive the best South American teams.
The Copa America is about to take place in Colombia and Argentina, which is rich. This (should be a) tribute to Diego Armando Maradona, Copa America Diego Armando Maradona, “Higuita said on social media.
The Copa America, which was to be played in 2020 in Argentina and Colombia, was postponed to this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and will take place in two countries from June 13 to July 10 . Higuita was a friend of Maradona and several times expressed his admiration as a player and as a person.
Maradona, who died when he was 60, was friends with former Colombian footballers such as “Pibe” Valderrama, Mauricio Serna and Faustino Asprilla, among others. The Argentine star also had a taste for Colombian music and was in the country in friendly matches and was a patient of doctors who treated him for his overweight and knee injuries.
Regarding the Copa America, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, said last Thursday that he is concerned that the matches of this tournament and the Copa Libertadores may increase the cases of coronavirus and has considered that sports federations should ‘extreme care.
“I don’t want to frustrate the America’s Cup show, what I want is for us to be very sensible, very careful. We have time ahead to see how things evolve and to see how we can master this problem,” President Fernandez said. .
EFE