The World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended in a farce on Sunday after Brazilian health officials came on stage to oppose the three Argentine players. Coronavirus disease Quarantine rules.
Officials from Brazilian health regulator Anvisa walked onto the Corinthians Stadium and stopped the game about five minutes after kick-off.
The players were surprised by this encroachment, and the Argentine quickly left the field, despite the fact that the two coaches and the Argentine captain Lionel Messi With the Brazilian players, they gathered on the side of the court a few minutes later to discuss the suspension.
“Why did they start the game and stop after five minutes?” Messi said in the comments heard on TV. “We have been in the stadium for an hour, they could have told us.”
Messi then returned to the locker room, at 5 pm local time, one hour after the start of the game, the game was officially suspended.
“Refers and match officials will report to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and they will decide what measures to take,” a statement issued by the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) said.
The incident occurred after Anvisa stated that the four Argentine players must be isolated and could not participate in the game for several hours.
The three players at the start of the game, Christian Romero, Giovanni Loscelso and Emiliano Martinez, were one of the four Argentine players to participate in the English Premier League.
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The president of the Brazilian Football Association stated that he was “indignant” at the scenes that caused repercussions in the football world.
Ednardo Rodriguez criticized Anvisa and said officials told him that Argentines who violated the country’s COVID-19 rules could be deported after the game.
“I feel sorry for all the sports fans who want to watch the game on TV,” he told Brazil’s Sportv. “With all due respect, they could have solved this problem earlier, instead of waiting until the game started.”
The shocked Argentine coach Lionel Scaroni agreed.
“It makes me sad. I’m not looking for a guilty party. Whether it happened or not, this is not the time to do so,” he told Argentine broadcaster TyC Sports.
“We want to enjoy the game between the best players in the world, and the result is like this.”
“As a coach, I will protect my players. If people come and say we want to take this person away or expel this person, it is impossible,” he said. “Because we have never been told that we can’t play games.”
On Sunday, September 5, 2021, during the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers at the New Kimica Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian coach Titt talked with Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar , Because the health authorities interrupted the football match.
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According to Brazilian regulations, visitors who have been to the UK within 14 days before entry must be quarantined for 14 days after arrival.
Anvisa was told that the four had not stated information on their immigration forms, and on Sunday morning they confirmed that the details provided were “false.”
Anvisa said in a statement: “Anvisa believes that this situation poses a serious health threat, and therefore has requested the local health authorities to determine the immediate isolation of players, prohibit them from participating in any activities, and should prevent them from staying on Brazilian soil.”
Nevertheless, the three were allowed to go to the Arena Corinthians along with Emiliano Buendia.
Buendia and Martinez played for Aston Villa, and Loselso and Romero played for Tottenham Hotspur.
Chaos emerged as South America continued to feel angry about the rules for key players of several teams in the three World Cup qualifiers this month.
Brazil did not have nine key players in the Argentine game. Because some European clubs decided not to let their players go to the African continent, other South American teams also lost their players.
When they return to Europe, they will have to isolate and the club does not want to lose their players in subsequent leagues.
Aston Villa stated that the two Emilianos have agreed to return to the club after the Brazilian match and missed the match between Argentina and Bolivia on Tuesday. However, the Argentine Football Association stated that they will participate in all three games.
Brazil currently leads Qatar in the 2022 South American qualifier group, 6 points ahead of second place Argentina. The top four automatically advance to Qatar.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie; additional reporting by Eduardo Simoes, editing by Andrew Cawthorne, Christian Radnedge and Pritha Sarkar)
