Brazil-Argentina will have to play in the suspended game, but the AFA will continue to take points before the TAS

The FIFA Appeals Commission on Monday announced its decision on appeals filed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) against resolutions adopted by the Disciplinary Commission regarding the suspension of the classic South American of the Qualifiers last September 5, 2021.

“After reviewing the documentation presented by both parties and after reviewing all the details of the case, the Appeals Commission confirmed that the match will be replayed; in addition, it retains the CHF 50,000 fine imposed on both federations due to suspension. “said the statement.

But beyond this point, as advanced Clarion, the AFA remains in its position on claiming match points and raise a appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) in the coming weeks.

“The Argentine Football Association will now ask the grounds for both decisions and will make corresponding appeals before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) to continue to defend the rights of our team”announced last noon in a statement.

The good news for both federations is that “about the shortcomings shown by the parties in relation to their responsibilities or obligations arising from the party in question” I know the fines imposed were cut in half.

So, Brazil has to pay 250,000 Swiss francs as a result of violations of matters of public order and security; while for the AFA it will be 100,000 Swiss francs due to non -fulfillment of their obligations related to the preparations and participation in the meeting. It will also be appealed.

Since the episode took place at the NEO Chemistry Arena, the legal side dominates the field of sports. First, in February, FIFA issued the decision for the first time that, in addition to rescheduling the match, it was suspended for two international dates. Emiliano Buendia, Emiliano Martinez, Young Lo Celso Y Christian Romero for violation “the protocol of international battles”.

They are the four footballers playing in the English Premier League, the country at the time of the pandemic had restrictions on entry to Brazil and had to be quarantined. They were fulfilled last March.

Then, on April 22, the AFA received a notification from FIFA setting a rescheduling of the match for September 22, in the middle of the final international window before the Qatar 2022 World Cup. A few days earlier, Australia had announced that it would host the South American classic in Melbourne on June 11, but did not specify if it would be the postponed Qualifiers.

Argentina’s hope is not to hold the match because among the arguments presented, it was stated that the Albiceleste National Team is the victim of a situation where he can claim the points in dispute.

However, at the end of the Qualifiers, the two teams qualified and had no chance to change Brazil’s leadership in that tournament, in Viamonte they were content to leave the match into oblivion. They didn’t look good playing it, shortly after the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

why it was stopped

The Brazil-Argentina match was suspended on Sunday, September 5 at 5 minutes, when officials from the Brazilian health authority (ANVISA) entered for allegedly committing a health protocol violation by four Argentine players playing in the English league and that they should have been quarantined.

Due to this fact, Venezuelan referee Jesús Valenzuela and the field commissioners of Conmebol, acting on behalf of FIFA, which is responsible for the Qualifiers, suspended the match, from the sixth day of the qualifying phase for Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Brazilian health regulations implemented at the time required that people in the United Kingdom, India and South Africa over the past 14 days must comply with a mandatory 10-day quarantine and according to National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) the athletes provided “false information” about it during their immigration process.

Messi, with a bib, returned to the field to talk to Brazilian players after the suspension. Photo: EFE Messi, wearing a bib, returns to the field to talk to the Brazilian players after the suspension. Photo: EFE Anvisa confirmed that before it “recommended the quarantine of 4 Argentine players, due to confirmation that they presented false immigration information and failed to comply, without error” with the rule requiring 10 days quarantine for year last 14 days in the UK, India and South Africa.

He also “clarified” that on Saturday, on the eve of the match in Sao Paulo, he met with representatives of the Brazilian Confederation (CBF), the Argentine delegation and CONMEBOL and the quarantine of athletes who violated the anticovid protocol.

The AFA, for its part, argued that it was always guided by current health law in Conmebol and recalled that the albiceleste delegation had been “on Brazilian territory since September 3 at 8AM, following all current protocols in health. “

The Argentine National Team arrived in Brazil on Friday 3rd from Caracas, where Argentina beat Venezuela (1-3) the previous day in the previous qualifying round.

The Brazilian Confederation (CBF) has denied its participation in any kind of negotiations to remove the current health protocol and considers that Anvisa “could have acted early” then and avoided the damage of doing so throughout the match.

“CBF respects Anvisa’s protocols and in any situation we do not want to circumvent the Act,” but, in his opinion, “it is outrageous because Anvisa has exceeded its decisions and may have avoided that earlier. . “