The former editorial chief of Televisa Deportes will not be able to meet again with Enrique Bermúdez for the match between Mexico and Ecuador, although he may do so at a later date
Javier Alarcón will not narrate Mexico vs. Ecuador with Perro Bermúdez (Photo: Cuartoscuro-FB /Enrique Bermúdez)
After confirming that the World Cup to be held in Qatar will be the last he will narrate, Enrique Bermúdez de la Serna has invited colleagues with whom he shared in the microphone in the past. One of the most prominent guests would be Javier Alarcón, however, the former editorial chief of Televisa Deportes will not be able to meet again with the Perro in Chicago due to a positive diagnosis for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Through his verified Twitter account, AlarcónGonzález released a photograph of the document that supports the antigen test required to make the trip to the United States. However, after performing the nasopharyngeal exudate, the doctors found a positive result for the presence of the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
“My dear Enrique Perro Bermúdez, I tested positive to travel to Chicago. Very mild symptoms. Thanks to TUDN, don’t stop inviting me to the next one or what do we do? Link on Sunday? Attentive to his indications”, he wrote on his verified Twitter account @Javier_Alarcon _.
Javier Alarcón tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Photo : Twitter/@Javier_Alarcon_)
After reading the publication on the social network, the protagonist of the farewell tour interacted with Javier Alarcónand wished him a speedy recovery. At that time, neither of them announced whether the collaboration would be remote, on another occasion or cancelled, but minutes laterthe guest assured that his presence could take place during the last friendly matchconfirmed in the Mexican National Team.
“They already rescheduled me for the end of August. Atlanta vs. Paraguay. See you there Enrique Bermúdez ”, he confirmed on the social network. The aforementioned meeting is scheduled for August 31, 2022 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Dog Bermúdez’s farewell tour
The first guest of honor at the Perro farewell tour was Jorge Pietrasanta, who was present during the broadcast of the match against Uruguay. In addition to recalling old passages, the initiative has been a bet to face the team of Azteca Deportesin the battle for the rating on broadcast television.
Jorge Pietrasanta was the first guest on Perro Bermúdez’s farewell tour (Photo: Instagram/@jorgepietrasanta_/enriquebermudez_)
According to statistics from Nielsen Ibope, quoted by journalist David Medrano Felix on his personal Twitter account, the pronounced gap that used to prevail between rival television stations was significantly reduced. Of the 12.5 million users who tuned in to the Tricolor match, 6.4 did so through the microphones of Luis García and Christian Martinoli, while 6.1 gave their trust to Bermúdez and Pietrasanta.
For his part, when Alarcón announced the invitation by the TUDN team, he said he was grateful for being considered, both by his colleague and by the company he he resigned six years ago. He made this known in a video posted on his YouTube channel, where he also spoke about the battle for audiences.
“As I told you, I am very happy and proud that the Dog trusted me in the personal part and TUDN in the professional part because in the end it is a match where they will be competing against Martinoli, Luis García and the very good proposal that Azteca has had since a few years ago,” he assured.
So far it has not been confirmed whether Bermúdez will have any more guests in the series of matches that the Tricolor will have in the United States and Mexico, although The list could increase taking advantage of the tight schedule that the team led by Gerardo Martino will have to vent during this summer.