Everything seemed to be going smoothly for the Argentina national team at the resumption of South American Qualifiers Way to Qatar World Cup 2022. After getting a victory against Venezuela as a visitor, the team that leads Lionel scaloni moved to Brazil to fulfill his commitment next Sunday against the team Verdeamarelo, but a problem arose in the last hours since There are four players from the Albiceleste delegation who are being investigated for an alleged breach of the covid-19 protocols established by local authorities.
The footballers who are under the magnifying glass are the four who are active in clubs in England: Emiliano Draw Martínez, Emiliano Buendía (both from Aston Villa), Christian Cuti Rosemary and Giovani lo celso (both from Tottenham). As reported by the agency Telam Based on the testimony of a spokesperson for the São Paulo State Secretariat of Health, it is suspected that they did not comply with the controls against Covid-19 when entering Brazil, something that led to the opening of an investigation less than 24 hours after the dispute of the classic.
The process has been initiated by the National Vigilance Agency Santiaria (Anvisa) of Brazil. It was this body that notified the Government of São Paulo, city chosen as the venue for the qualifying duel, so that send health agents to the Marriott Hotel at Guarulhos international airport, where the Argentine team is housed, in order to determine if the aforementioned players entered the current regulations for people from England. “We have received notification from Anvisa to determine if the admission was done correctly, something that will be done in the next few hours at the hotel where the Argentine team is located,” a São Paulo government spokesman told Télam.
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The regulations in force in Brazil (Resolution 655, issued on June 23, 2021) establishes that a traveler with “origin or passage through the United Kingdom, South Africa and India in the last 14 days, upon entering Brazilian territory, must remain in quarantine for 14 days”. In this context, it is necessary to mention that Martínez, Buendía, Romero and Lo Celso traveled in a private duel to Caracas for the game against Venezuela and then they moved to San Pablo with the rest of the Albiceleste delegation.
As he knew Infobae, from the AFA they assure that the situation of the players “is in order” So what are protected by the protocols established by Conmebol regarding the formation of the bubbles in the framework of the South American Qualifiers. In fact, the four players participate without problems this afternoon in the training scheduled at the Neo Química Arena stadium, the scene of Sunday’s match.
In the next few hours there could be news regarding the development of the investigation. It should be noted that Brazil lost 11 players from its original list as a result of the obstacles that European clubs interposed due to the quarantines that their respective governments would impose on footballers for traveling to South America. These weighty names are: Alisson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Ederson, Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Thiago silva (Chelsea), Fred (Manchester United), Richarlison (Everton), Raphinha (Leeds), Malcom and Claudinho (Zenit).
Argentina adds 15 points, product of four wins and three draws, and remains within six units of Tite’s team, which won in its seven presentations and is leader of the South American Qualifying table with 21 points.
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