Strong and clear. The coach of Cusco FC, Carlos Ramacciotti, expressed his support for the use of face masks in football matches due to the current situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Argentine strategist stated that the use of masks should be as mandatory as shin guards.
"The mask will have to be used for a long time. Playing with a mask will have to be mandatory, just like using shin guards. At least until the vaccine appears, gloves should also be implemented," Ramacciotti told the newspaper Olé.
"Today people have to get used to wearing masks. If I put a mask on someone and send them to run the train, they'll arrive without air. They take it off because they're suffocating. And it's not like that, they have to learn to regulate themselves, that's where the psychological aspect comes in. These types of people have to learn to use masks, especially the younger ones," added the coach.
In 2002, Carlos Ramacciotti forced his players from Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata to train with masks prior to the match against Bolivar in La Paz. The measure aimed to simulate the effects of altitude.