In the statement, the soccer said that the match will be played tomorrow (5), with time yet to be confirmed.
According to the Argentine newspaper TyC Sports, players who tested negative on arrival in Brazil will be able to play the match. Those among the confirmed cases had to sleep on the airport floor and will be deported today. The team traveled without a coach, as Juio César Falcioni is recovering from the disease, and Carlos Monzón, his replacement, is among those who tested positive at the airport.
The club hopes that Fernando Berón will be able to travel to Brazil to lead the team tomorrow, along with other players who will make up Independiente’s reserve bank.
Understand the case
Independiente published on their social networks that the players were barred as soon as they arrived in Brazil, last night (3). During the night, those who tested negative were released to rest at the hotel, while others remained at the airport, “arbitrarily” in the words of the club.
“The health authorities of Bahia mistreated us for no reason, leaving us imprisoned for more than six hours. All who traveled were tested on Saturday and were released to travel and play the game. What happened, unrelated to Independiente, generated a unsustainable delay, changing the routine and the rest of our team before a game, “the club posted on Twitter.
