Messi couldn’t believe his eyes. Let us play, he insisted – PRAVDA.sk

The traditional derby was supposed to be a celebration of football. Instead, it was played for only seven minutes, and after the intervention of the hygienists, the match ended prematurely.

Lionel Messi before the match with Brazil.

Qualifying hit Brazil – Argentina resolves dispute between the ANVISA Medical Office and representatives of the Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL).

ANVISA, which is in charge of regulations in connection with pandemic measures in Brazil, accused four guest players of violating the conditions for entering the country.

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Home officials objected that the Argentine team complied with the FIFA rule that the away team must be in a 72-hour “bubble” before the match and undergo regular coronavirus testing.

However, the medics were adamant, the fight did not continue. Not even the biggest star of the guests, Lionel Messi, spoke to them.

“Listen to me! We spent three days here waiting for the match. And now you’re telling us it won’t? Let us play, “Messi insisted.

ANVISA argued that four Argentine players from British clubs – Emiliano Buendia, Emiliano Martínez (both Aston Villa), Cristiano Romero and Giovani Lo Celso (both Tottenham Hotspur) – had violated the entry regulations.

The United Kingdom is on the “red” list in Brazil, and people coming from the Islands must meet the conditions of a 14-day quarantine.

According to hygienists Buendia, Martínez, Romero and Lo Celso lied in the questionnaires after arrival, stating that they had not been in the UK for the past 14 days.

They didn’t have to look for evidence for long, the four appeared on their club rosters last week during Premier League matches.

“Intentional concealment of information can also be classified as a criminal offense,” ANVISA wrote in the opinion.

The match will be played at the green table, the world federation FIFA will decide on the default or a possible alternative date.