"Argentina is not going to send kids who could kidnap us. Conmebol will have to think about it or they will have to change the venue ," Bullrich had said in statements to the Venezuelan press, amid diplomatic tensions with the government of Nicolás Maduro over the imprisonment of gendarme Nahuel Gallo.
Without fear of ridicule, Javier Milei 's official had maintained that she was "working on a protocol to make clear which places an Argentine is at risk. We cannot expose our young people to a place where they can be taken hostage," highlighted the newspaper Página|12.
"What is the difference between a policeman and a football player? They can accuse him of anything, as if we had sent a policeman dressed up as a footballer. It is an unacceptable risk ," said the minister.
He also said that Conmebol should reconsider the venue of the tournament, scheduled for January 23 to February 16.
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirmed that the U20 team will compete in the South American Championship.
The coaching staff led by Diego Placente continues with preparations for the tournament. On Tuesday they trained in double shifts and yesterday they did so starting at 5 pm at the Ezeiza grounds.
From the offices of Viamonte 1366 they stated that they do not think the same as the minister and an important source confirmed to Ole that the team will go where the games are played, because it is the AFA that decides on football matters and not the Government.
“We are preparing to go and that is how it will be, as we did with the Major League recently in the Qualifiers. We continue along that line and we are not going to get involved in international political issues ,” said someone who is very important in AFA.
“The Albiceleste will be in Group B with Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia. From each group, the three best placed teams will qualify for the Final Phase. Then, the four best teams in the Final Hexagonal of the tournament will get a ticket to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup ,” the AFA reports on its official website.
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