AFA and CBF agree with FIFA: they pay a fine and the Brazil-Argentina match that should have been played in September canceled

As Clarin had advanced, the classic between Brazil Y Argentina for the sixth round of the South American Qualifiers which had been suspended a year ago at 5 minutes in San Pablo due to the intervention of the health authorities and which FIFA had ordered to be played on 22 September, will not be played.

And this Tuesday the official confirmation from Alfa arrived: “The Brazil-Argentina match will no longer be playedtherefore the corresponding date will instead allow our team to play a friendly in preparation for the Qatar 2022 World Cup “, reads the statement.

Thus, as Lionel Scaloni had asked, common sense prevailed and in the face of a change of position by the Brazilian Confederation, from Switzerland They have decided to back down and will cancel that meeting which does not change anything in the panorama of qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup by Conmebol.

“The truth is that they are bothering us a bit with this problem, because we are a month and a half from that date and we do not know who we will play with and where. It is difficult to understand that FIFA does not make a decision. Here is what we need to know is whether it will be played or not. It is a total uncertainty. We also have to take into account the fact that we have to play another game afterwards. It is not our fault, but who has to make the decision. with the public, it seems unusual to me, but we’ll see what happens. “the national team TD had unleashed his discomfort last week, before boarding the plane to return to his home in Mallorca, Spain.