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Copa in crisis

t the time, some thought it was premature when the Copa Libertadores suddenly shut down on March12 – a day when games were still taking place in the Europa League. In hindsight, it is clear that CONMEBOL made the right decision. Coronavirus is proving especially destructive in the Americas. The original idea floated as a restart date – May 5 – proved to be absurdly optimistic, and it is even possible that the same might apply to

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