The players of the Bombonera, at the last appointment as the venue for the last Qualifiers. photo by Reuters
The game suspended between Brazil and the Argentina from South American qualifiers to the Qatar World Cup It is a story that seems to have no end. The location of the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) is opposed to the resumption of the game and has already filed two appeals, but awaiting a new consideration by the FIFA Prior to his claim, they now plan to organize a farewell match at the Bombonera so that the selection receives encouragement from the public before traveling to Qatar.
In AFA they did not expect that the group of players selected by Lionel Scaloni before the World Cup would be so close to Argentina. In fact, training before the World Cup will be broadcast in Europe and Abu Dhabi, following the agreement signed with its Sports Council.
If FIFA does not give rise to the Argentine claim presented to its Appeals Commission, the match must be played even if the AFA does not want it. Although the Brazilian Football Confederation can change its location until August, it has already confirmed that the chosen stadium is the same one where the suspension took place a year ago: the Neo Chimica Arena of San Paolowhere Corinthians is local.
Marcos Acuña and Nicolas Otamendi oppose the “invader” of the Brazilian government. photo by Reuters
In recent months, the possibility of moving the game to another market has been evaluated – the three points at stake in a consumed draw make no sense – and it has been proposed to play it in Australia, several cities in Europe and the Middle East, however. the idea was unsuccessful.
The logistical possibility of having Scaloni’s team a few kilometers from Argentina facilitates the possibility of organizing a farewell match a few days before the match against Brazil, scheduled for September 22.
Although no possible rivals emerged, the idea of playing in the candy box regardless of the team that Scaloni faces.
Image of the match suspended in San Pablo, for the South American Qualifiers. Xinhua’s photo
On September 5, 2021, members of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) of Brazil entered the field, causing the game to be suspended. Officials had attempted to arrest the four Argentines working in the Premier League for an infringement of the Coronavirus procedures in force at the time for UK residents.
Anvisa interrupted the meeting to catch Emiliano Martínez, Cristian Romero, Gio Lo Celso and Emiliano Buendía, who had received permission from Conmebol to later sound a warning arrived at the delegation’s hotel at noon, in which they were accused of falsifying the affidavit and omitting that they came from Great Britain. From Asunción they explained that the campus was inside a “health bubble”.
Source: Clarin
