Brazil coach, Tite, is fined $5,000 for criticizing troubled Copa America by CONMEBOL. The problem occurred less than a week after a Bolivian player was sanctioned for attacking the tournament, which is taking place despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s rapid increase in the region after the two original hosts, Colombia and Argentina, were withdrawn.
Tite said in a news conference on June 12 that Copa America was shifted to his country in a “confusing manner.” Conmebol said that the Brazilian Football Cooperation cannot appeal the decision against Tite. The President of CONMEBOL’s disciplinary commission, Eduardo Gross Brown added that Tite could suffer new penalties if he criticizes the tournament organizers again. The Brazilian coach had criticized the organization after Brazil’s last-minute 2-1 victory against Colombia in Rio De Jenario.
Tite said, “I am going to call this pitch horrible, but it is very bad to play soccer, it affects the whole spectacle. Those willing to create just cannot. The time to do this (Copa America) was too short. It is unacceptable that players of two teams of high level, who play with a great pitch in Europe, come here to play on a pitch like this.”
Five out of 10 teams at the Copa America have reported COVID-19 cases: Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Chile.
