According to the British press, Tottenham will sanction players Dávinson Sánchez, Cristian Romero and Giovani El Celso for leaving the country to play the matches of the South American Qualifiers with their respective teams.
However, the Argentines are facing a more complicated situation due to the incidents that occurred in the qualifying match at the Qatar 2022 World Cup between Brazil and Argentina and which was suspended by the health authorities of the South American country.
Five minutes into the match, members of the Brazilian health authorities jumped on the field to interrupt the match due to the alleged illegal arrival of El Cels, Romero, Emiliano Buendía and Emiliano Martínez, players of Aston Villa, in the country for failing to comply with the mandatory quarantine to which UK passengers must be subject.
The London squad did not like this incident at all, as they were opposed in the first instance to releasing the players, but had no choice but to be forced by the rest of the body.
However, the situation of the Argentines was not clear at all. While Davinson had been released early by Colombia to return to European territory, nothing was known about Rosemary and Heaven, as the plan was that on leaving Brazil they would travel to Croatia to avoid mandatory quarantine in hotels. of ten days they would have to perform in the UK. Against this, they traveled with the delegation to their native Argentina.
Even two other teammates in the Albiceleste who also play in the Premier League, Emiliano Buendía and Emiliano Martínez, were released by Lionel Scaloni to return with his team Aston Villa.
However, in the evening, the AFA reported that both the central defender and the midfielder were finally disaffected for his duel on Thursday against Bolivia. Everything was ready then for his return.
For now, Sanchez, Romero and El Celso are expected to miss Tottenham’s next two games: Crystal Palace in the Premier League and Rennes in the Conference League. Something that certainly has a lot to do with team directives. Hence the harsh sanction that is approaching them. It is not yet known if it will be only economic or also sporting.