a quick recap of what’s going on at the Brazil x Argentina world cup qualifiers match:
for starters, four Argentine players from the EPL were called up to play during this international break: Miliano Martinez, Cristiano Romero, Giovanni lo Celso and Emiliano Buendia. The problem is, England is one of the countries on Brazil’s quarantine list, which means anyone that comes from or has been to England the past weeks before coming to Brazil has to self-isolate for 14 days. Many Brazilian players, including our captain Thiago Silva (who currently plays for Chelsea), didn't come to play in the qualifiers, but the Argentinians came. The problem lies when those four players apparently lied about being in England recently (which was the most stupid idea ever cuz everyone in the continent knows where the hell they work) and entered Brazil anyways.
COMENBOL apparently had an agreement with all the South American FAs that those players that were already working in a bubble system could be exempt from C*VID protocols so they could take part in the qualifiers, INCLUDING the CBF, Brazil’s own football association. However, Anvisa (Brazil’s national health association) went over the agreement between the FAs and COMENBOL and requested the four players to be deported out of the country.
For some reason, nothing was done when they arrived, the days before the game, THIS MORNING BEFORE THE GAME, but they brilliantly decided they would do it 8 MINUTES AFTER THE GAME STARTED.
So this is not necessarily the Brazilian FA trying to do something against Argentina, but a NATIONAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION putting COVID-19 and the people's health before football but done the absolute worst way possible.
I'll keep you guys updated if anything else happens
Updated 1: Police cars were already waiting outside the stadium to arrest those players and waited till the game started.
