With Argentina and Colombia unable to fulfil their commitments as hosts of the 2021 Copa America due to Covid-19 concerns in the region, Brazil has stepped in to stage elite continental competition.
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to cause havoc in South America, there was a very real threat at one stage that an event which has already been pushed back once would need to be rescheduled again.
CONMEBOL has, however, taken decisive action and announced that the hosts of the 2019 tournament will be stepping up again in an hour of need.