Lucena had announced at a press conference that the postponement was linked to the coronavirus crisis
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Thursday decided to reschedule the Copa America matches which were going to be played in Colombia starting next month but has yet to confirm the new venues.
Conmebol reacted quickly after Colombia s request to postpone the Copa América later this year and maintained the dates for the 15 matches. Co-hosting the tournament is Argentina and President Alberto Fernández has admitted he would evaluate the chance of hosting the entire competition should Conmebol ask him to.
Colombian President Iván Duque met earlier Thursday with Sports Minister Ernesto Lucena and Colombian Football Federation President Ramón Jesurún. At the meeting, it was clear the Copa America could not go on as planned in light of the social unrest the country is going through, so they chose to seek a postponement, which was flatly rejecte