Football is in mourning. After learning of a terrorist attack in a concert hall near the city of Moscow, which left at least 60 fatalitiesthe Russian Football Union reported this Saturday the cancellation of the friendly match between Russia and Paraguaymeeting scheduled for March 25th.
“Due to the terrorist attack that occurred in Krasnogorsk, the Russian Football Union and the Paraguayan Football Association decided to cancel the friendly match between the teams of Russia and Paraguay”explains the official statement.
According to what the official note explains, there was an agreement between the two sports federations so that “the match will take place at another time” and? “Fans who buy tickets for the match will be able to get a full refund”.
The statement from the Paraguayan Football Association
After confirming the cancellation of the meeting scheduled for next Monday due to the imminent attack, the Paraguayan Football Association reported, through a statement via X, that it is “actively working for the safe return of the entire team as soon as possible”.
In relation to the events that occurred in Moscow, Russia, the Paraguayan Football Association reports: pic.twitter.com/nrExQ1PCJV
— APF (@APFOficial) March 23, 2024
“We deeply regret the publicly recognized events that occurred in Moscow, Russia and we sympathize with the victims” expressed the Paraguayan statement on its official networks.
This way, Paraguay is left without playing any friendly prior to the Copa América in the United Statesbecause the APF I had only scheduled this match against the Russian team.
FMZ
2024-03-23 16:34:28
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