Referi in the Centenario shortly after becoming one of the first to receive the jab.
“We are closing on the ideal scenario, which is that fans can return to football, and it will be good for all the clubs to take advantage.”
Similar scenes were witnessed in Paraguay, where Sportivo Luqueno's Aldo Vera became the first recipient of the jab on the same day, while several other nations are expected to begin their own roll-out in the near future.
South American governing body CONMEBOL was the recipient of an unprecedented donation of 50,000 vaccines from its China-based manufacturer, which has provided a significant percentage of the doses distributed in the region while companies such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca have struggled to keep up with demand.