With every hour that passes, the controversy over what happened in the match between Brazil and Argentina, for the qualifying rounds towards the Qatar World Cup 2022, grows gigantic. And, as if that were not enough, this Monday, the Brazilian Football Confederation issued an official statement listing several points that add more flavor to the novel.
Among them, the aforementioned governing body of Brazilian football disclaims all responsibility regarding decision-making and also regarding the demands notified to the Argentine delegation. However, at the same time it ensures that the Argentine Football Association was duly notified about said irregularities.
+ The statement from the Brazilian Football Confederation:
1 – CBF sent representation to said meeting as a listener, at the request of the São Paulo State Health Surveillance, where representatives of the aforementioned agency, the Ministry of Health, Anvisa, Conmebol and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) met .
2 – The CBF was represented by Dr. Roberto Nishimura, Operational Coordinator of the Special Medical Committee, and there was no interference on his part in relation to administrative or health aspects. This meeting ended around 6:00 p.m.
3- Because it is understood that it is not a matter of their attribution, at no time was there a statement by the CBF representative to the authorities on the health issue of the four Argentine athletes, either in the sense of relieving or vetoing their participation in the game.
4 – At this meeting, the representatives of the Argentine National Team were informed that there was an irregularity in the entry of players, who had to be quarantined and received guidance from the authorities to request, before the competent bodies, special authorization for the players. regularize your situation. It was a technical discussion between Anvisa, the Ministry of Health and the Argentine Association.
5 – At the end of the meeting, when the presence of the athletes was requested, the Sanitary Surveillance agents were informed that the players had gone to train, failing to comply with the instructions given during the meeting. The agency reported the breach to the National Health Surveillance Agency and the Ministry of Health, in charge of analyzing the request for exceptionality sent by CONMEBOL on behalf of the AFA.
6 – All these steps are described in detail by Anvisa in an official note published on Sunday 5, and updated this Monday 6, as complete at the end of this.
7- On Sunday 5 this request had an official negative response from the Ministry of Health to CONMEBOL, and the Argentine National Team was notified, directly in NeoQuímica Arena, with enough time to adopt the necessary procedures.
8 – Regarding the information that circulated about the presence of the CBF Competition Director, Manoel Flores, at the hotel of the Argentine delegation, CBF informs that he was indeed at the hotel on Saturday, around 3:00 pm, Just to talk about operations. Details of the match with the ataché (member of the organizing team of the match) who accompanied the Argentine National Team, remaining in place for about 15 minutes and without having dealt with any matter related to the Argentine players. Visiting the hotel of the visiting delegation is a common routine in all gaming operations.
The CBF also clarifies that it strictly fulfilled its institutional role as host of the game, informing all those involved in the game about the health laws in force in the country in a letter sent, through the General Secretariat of the entity, on 5 of July. and subsequently forwarded on August 11 and September 2.
CBF reiterates that it defends the implementation of the most rigorous health protocols and fully complies with them, both in the national territory and in the countries where the Brazilian team acts as a visitor.
The CBF also emphasizes that at no time, through the interim president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, or his directors, did it interfere in any point related to the sanitary protocol established by the Brazilian authorities for the entry of people into the country. The role of the CBF was always in an attempt to promote understanding between the entities involved so that the sanitary protocols were satisfactorily fulfilled and the game played. (Bolavip)