The South American World Cup qualifier was suspended and we take a look at the events
The match between Brazil and Argentina in the Conmebol qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, at the Neo Química Arena, was suspended by CONMEBOL after the classic South American World Cup qualifier was suspended and we review the events
“Onclick =” window.open (this.href, ”, ‘resizable = no, status = no, location = no, toolbar = no, Menubar = no, fullscreen = no, Scrollbars = no, dependent = no’); return false; “> Inspectors from Anvisa (National Agency for Health Surveillance) entered the turf and ordered the game to be canceled after four minutes of play.
According to CONMEBOL, the matter will now be taken to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, and it will be up to the governing body of football to determine what will happen to the outcome of the match.
According to Anvisa, goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, defender Cristian Romero and midfielders Emiliano Buendía and Giovani El Cels, who play English football and have been in the UK in recent days, could not be on the field.
Before the match, an agreement between the Brazilian government, FIFA and CONMEBOL allowed the four athletes to go by bus to the stadium, and with that the match began. However, the duel stopped after only five minutes of rolling the ball.
The Argentine players immediately moved to the locker room following the recommendations of the Conmebol authorities.
After a few minutes of unemployment, striker Lionel Messi (without a uniform) and coach Lionel Scaloni returned to the pitch and spoke with the Brazilian players, coach Tite and the CBF national team coordinator. Juninho Paulista.
In an interview with TV Globe , The president of Anvisa, Antônio Barra Torres, reported that the Argentine quartet lied at the entrance of Brazil about having passed through the United Kingdom in recent days. According to Torres, they will be fined and deported.
Anvisa’s position
“It’s quite complicated for the spectator who wants to see the show. There are four players who, on arriving in the national territory, present a traveler’s health document, and this document states that they have not gone through What happens is that shortly afterwards the passport proves that they were in the United Kingdom. “
“Everything that guided Anvisa was not fulfilled. When the situation was identified, these players were ordered to remain isolated while awaiting deportation. But this was not fulfilled. They moved to the stadium and went out to rural area “.
“But we go back in time. We informed the Federal Police in the morning and it was necessary to verify that the previous one was not complied with, which was to tell the truth when entering the country. We call the PF, that he went to the hotel. There, they found that the team had gone to the stadium. Then we went to the stadium and the rest is watching it live. “
“In these cases, there is no installation of a shelter. We are dealing with good people, who understand what it is like to deal with country health surveillance. It is assumed that this will be accepted. But unfortunately it will not be like that “.
“And I remind you: whoever has the power of the state health police is Anvisa. Only Anvisa and ANS deal with health in Brazil. I don’t know that other authorities can authorize anything.”
“These four players need to be deported from Brazil. Obviously, they have to be fined and fined for a sequence of health offenses. They are not complying with Brazilian health regulations and we have to make sure they are respected.”
“Health violations have already occurred. Respond reliably to reliable information about the traveler’s history and after quarantine.”
“If they play, we are on the brink of the absurd where health rules amid a pandemic with more than 500,000 dead are being violated, God knows, with the support of who and what. Then we would really be in an institutional situation. very difficult. But I really think that will not happen, “said the president of Anvisa.