Brazil-Argentina qualifier suspended due to deportation dispute involving Premier League stars : Rashtra News
The
Selecao
had
called
up
nine
internationals
from
the
English
top
flight
for
their
latest
fixtures,
but
none
of
the
group
travelled
to
Brazil.
Argentina
were
able
to
include
four
Premier
League
stars,
however,
in
Emiliano
Martinez,
Cristian
Romero,
Giovani
Lo
Celso
and
Emiliano
Buendia.
Brazil
vs
Argentina
has
been
suspended
by
Conmebol.
Official.
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#BrazilArgentina
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Fabrizio
Romano
(@FabrizioRomano)
September
5,
2021
Martinez
and
Lo
Celso
both
played
in
the
side’s
3-1
win
against
Venezuela
earlier
this
week,
but
issues
arose
as
they
headed
to
Brazil.
The
United
Kingdom
is
a
red-listed
country
in
Brazil,
restricting
the
entry
of
those
who
have
been
in
the
UK
in
the
past
14
days.
Martinez,
Romero,
Lo
Celso
and
Buendia
–
the
first
three
were
involved
against
Brazil
–
all
fall
under
that
category.
Anvisa,
Brazil’s
health
authority,
said
in
a
widely
released
statement
shortly
before
Sunday’s
game:
“Anvisa
considers
the
situation
a
serious
health
risk
and
so
has
asked
local
health
authorities
to
determine
the
immediate
quarantine
of
the
players,
who
are
stopped
from
participating
in
any
activity
and
should
be
prevented
from
remaining
on
Brazilian
soil.”
When
the
match
began
with
the
relevant
Argentina
players
still
included,
health
officials
walked
onto
the
pitch.
A
melee
broke
out
and
the
action
was
halted,
with
the
entire
Argentina
team
soon
leaving
the
field.
Conversations
continued,
with
the
Brazil
XI
remaining
on
the
pitch,
while
Argentina’s
Lionel
Messi
reappeared
to
speak
with
officials
and
his
opponents.
There
were
few
immediate
updates
from
official
sources,
with
both
Brazil
and
Argentina
reporting
only
that
the
game
had
been
halted.
The
visiting
side
posted
a
further
message
to
say
it
had
been
“suspended”.
Brazil
were
without
nine
key
men
for
Argentina
game,
and
other
South
American
sides
have
also
lost
players
due
to
a
decision
by
some
European
clubs
not
to
let
their
players
travel
to
the
continent.
They
would
have
had
to
quarantine
when
they
returned
to
Europe
and
the
clubs
do
not
want
to
lose
their
players
for
subsequent
league
games.
Brazil
lead
the
South
American
qualifying
group
for
Qatar
2022
World
Cup,
six
points
ahead
of
second-placed
Argentina.
The
top
four
qualify
automatically
for
the
2022
FIFA
World
Cup
to
be
held
from
November
21
to
December
18
in
Qatar.
(With
OPTA
inputs)
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