The Argentine Football Association (AFA) considers that the crisis that may have blocked participation in the match against Brazil has already been resolved for the South American qualifiers of Emiliano Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso, Cristian Romero and Emiliano Buendía, accused of having falsified a health declaration that forces to quarantine those who were in the last 14 days in the United Kingdom, where they play for their clubs, sources from the entity reported today.
A meeting of more than 3 hours on saturday night between health authorities, Conmebol and AFA addressed the situation of the 4 national team players who act in England, accused by the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) of having falsified the mandatory declaration to enter Brazil in a pandemic situation.
“For us it is a closed situation now. Last night Conmebol participated in that meeting and they told us that everything was finally in good condition “said a source from the Argentine delegation consulted by Télam.
Following that line, the players would be included within the Conmebol health bubble model approved by Brazil for all international competitions, although that situation was unknown on Saturday by Anvisa, Jair Bolsonaro’s federal government body, which accused the soccer players of having lied when entering Guarulhos airport from Caracas, Venezuela, after the 3-1 in Venezuela.
The The meeting was held at the Marriot Hotel at Guarulhos International Airport where the Argentine team is staying., who plays this Sunday against Brazil at 4:00 p.m. for the South American qualifiers, according to the Brazilian press.
San Pablo State Sanitary Surveillance agents required the entry documentation to Brazil of the players Emiliano Martínez and Emiliano Buendía, from the Aston Villa club, and Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso, from Tottenham. The regulations say that travelers who were in the United Kingdom, India or South Africa in the last 14 days must quarantine for two weeks.
Anvisa ordered the São Paulo authorities to investigate whether the four lied when they declared upon arrival that they had not been to the United Kingdom in the last 14 days. “The players in question who arrived in Brazil on a flight from Caracas to Guarulhos declared that they had not passed through any of the four countries with restrictions in the last 14 days. Unofficial news reached Anvisa, reporting alleged false statements made by these travelers. False information given to the Brazilian authorities may constitute sanitary infractions and violation of criminal laws, “the statement said.
Another member of the delegation also wondered why the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) did not report on this situation when choosing São Paulo as the venue.
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