With Brazil and Argentina already qualified for the Qatar World Cup, FIFA announced this Monday that the classic that was interrupted in September last year by the Brazilian health authorities, in São Paulo, will have to be repeated on a neutral field on a date yet to be designated by FIFA. The decision follows the recommendation of Conmebol, which wanted to see the game resumed, unlike the two federations, which claimed the three points in question.
It is recalled that on September 5, 2021, the game between Brazil and Argentina was interrupted four minutes after the initial whistle, because technicians from Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) tried to notify four players from Argentina that they had circumvented health regulations upon entering. in Brazil.
Emiliano Martinez, Emiliano Buendia, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero play in England and omitted it when entering Brazil, as they would have to fulfill 14 days of quarantine. As it was not possible to pick them up at the hotel, to be notified and deported, Anvisa suspended the players on the pitch, with the match in progress.
For Brazil there is a fine of 490 thousand euros for having led to the suspension of the game; for Argentina, in addition to a fine of 220 thousand euros, sees the four players at the origin of the confusion suspended for two games. In fact, these suspensions will be served in the last two matches of the South American qualification, against Venezuela and Ecuador, in March.
The game should be completed in June, so, ironically, the four could even be present.
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