Liverpool have been spared potential disruption to their pre-season preparations after a shock switch of host for the Copa America.
With less than two weeks until the proposed start of the tournament, Argentina were on Monday morning dropped as hosts due to a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.
And South American governing body CONMEBOL wasted no time by later in the day confirming the competition would be switched to Brazil.
The move has raised eyebrows given Brazil's own ongoing issues coping with the pandemic, with the country having the second-highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world.
But with the authorities adamant the tournament will being on June 13 as scheduled, it appears Liverpool have avoided being without Brazilian trio Alisson Becker, Roberto Firmino and Fabinho for longer than expected during pre-season.
The Reds will reconvene for training on July 12, although any player involved in international competition will be given several weeks off after their involvement has been concluded.
The latest Copa America has been beset with problems. It was initially supposed to take place last summer but was postponed for 12 months due to the pandemic.
And Colombia was then dropped as a tournament co-host on May 20 amid a wave of anti-government protests.
Alisson, Fabinho and Firmino are in the Brazil squad for two World Cup qualifiers ahead of the scheduled start of the Copa America, hosting Ecuador on Saturday before travelling to Paraguay four days later.
The Selecao are then due to play Ecuador again in their Copa America group, along with Venezuela, Peru and Colombia.
