the CONMEBOL put an end to the controversy over the scandal in Copa Liberators which was given for two positive cases to covid-19 a Saints of Brazil, which prevented the pair of players from being able to travel with the team back to their home country for Sunday’s local league duel against Sao Paulo.
It was speculated that the Amazon set could be disqualified for use on its goalkeeper Joan in the first leg of this tournament at the Semifinal in front mouth Juniors, In addition to having had to Wagner Leonardo in the bank, depending on how much they had the virus.
And is that for the local media in Argentina, at the Boca club they considered it suspicious that at half time, the technical talk would be given in the banks and did not enter the investor when they clashed on January 6th.
Boca had sent a letter to CONMEBOL asking for explanations, As the archer may have played infected; but, the answer favored to Saints, since the organism has indicated that all the swabs previous to the encounter gave negative, reason why the Brazilian delegation could travel to Argentina.
The infection would have occurred after this test, So that in which it was realized to them previous to the return trip the archer and the defense left positive; in this way, Santos would not have failed in the regulation.
“The regulation is very clear. If the results are negative, they can play. Therefore there is no room for points claim. The swabs presented for traveling and playing for Saints are negative. There is nothing to complain about, “Conmebol told TNT Sports.
(…)Sants FC defended themselves
Saints FC reports that goalkeeper John and defender Wagner tested positive for Covid-19, in the mandatory exam to return from Argentina. The result was available around midnight Wednesday through Thursday, after the game was played. Both athletes had tested negative for the Albert Einstein Hospital, required by CONMEBOL for the trip to Buenos Aires, for the match against Boca Juniors, in the semifinals of the Libertadores.
“With the result, the Club followed all the required health protocols and the two players could not return with the delegation. The board, in turn, began negotiations for the return to Brazil, as the Government of Argentina “Sants FC provided all the assistance to the athletes during the period they were in Argentina and now they are returning on a medical plane, hired by the Sants club, this Friday,” said the club statement.
Besides, José Renato Quaresma, member of the Management Committee of Sants FC said that “Sants FC is calm for having followed all the protocols and is fully focused and focused on the upcoming commitments against Sao Paulo and Boca Juniors. “
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