Newspapers around the world are talking about chaos, shame and a ‘sad night for South American football’

Major sports newspapers around the world used the same tone to speak The Brazil-Argentina match, which was scheduled for Sunday (5), in Sao Paulo, ended with a suspension Soon with 5 minutes of dribbling the ball. The duel was valid for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

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Anvisa inspectors entered the Neo Química Arena to prevent the participation of four Argentine players (goalkeeper Martínez, defender Romero and midfielders Buendía and Lo Celso), who could not act to not comply with the isolation rules, because they work in the UK. early, NS first The mode is called “Cartoon World”.

After discussions and conversations with the authorities and the participation of the Federal Police, the Argentines were returned to the hotel and the match was suspended. Now it is up to FIFA, which organizes qualifiers around the world, to decide whether there will be a new match or not Some choices will earn points.

“Chronology of Embarrassment” printed on the cover of the newspaper’s online edition Marker, From Spain. as NS Sports World, from the same country, followed a similar line and treated the situation as “chaos”, “disgrace” and “a hideous sequence”.

“South American football presented yet another embarrassing situation, and now in its greatest derby,” The Guardian reported. sportsDaily from Barcelona. “Argentina did not accept to continue the game and rightly went to the dressing room.

Under Brazilian health regulations, travelers from the UK must comply with a minimum quarantine, which has not happened with the Argentine quartet. The players had overlooked, upon emigrating, that they had passed through Europe less than two weeks earlier.

On the pitch, all the players seemed in agreement to play, including Lionel Messi and Neymar, the two most prominent names in the national teams. NS Parisian, who covers the steps of the Paris Saint-Germain stars daily, also gave his view of the case in Sao Paulo.

“Unbelievable. Whoever is to blame, it was a sad night for the image of South American football,” the French daily wrote.