Messi questions Anfisa’s work in Brazil and Argentina

Lionel Messi swipe the Anvisa’s work during the classic match between Brazil and Argentinain the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. In an audio recording recorded from the match broadcast, the Argentine soccer star questioned the fact that the Brazilian authorities only had Intervention After the start of the match it stopped after five minutes and then stopped.

criticism Messi It happened even on the field, in a “meeting” with coaches Tite and striker Lionel Scaloni Neymar And Juninho Paulista, coordinator of the Brazilian national team. And the Argentine channels’ broadcast picked up the conversation. See text below.

“They did it the wrong way, but they warned in advance that the players are erratic,” Juninho said.

Messi replied: “They didn’t tell us. We’ve been here for four days. They should have come on the first day and not like that.”

“Didn’t they warn you?” Cut Titi. “They didn’t tell us anything,” Messi said.

Scaloni then edited: “Why didn’t they pick them up from the hotel? (…) CONMEBOL said they can play, don’t tell me what’s not there.”

Messi: “Listen, we’ve been here for three days, and they’ve been waiting for the match to start. Why didn’t they tell you earlier?”

The match was paralyzed this afternoon after ANVISA agents entered the field at the Neo Química Arena to prevent Argentine players who failed to comply with a quarantine order from playing in the match. The athletes involved were: goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, midfielders Emiliano Buendia and Giovanni Lo Celso and defender Cristian Romero – all of whom play in England.

The noise started on the edge of the field five minutes later. The officials responsible for operating the game tried to prevent entry to the field, but were unable to do so. Minutes later, the Argentine national team players left the field.

Early in the afternoon, Anvisa released a statement in which it indicated “Serious health risks, and therefore directed the local health authorities to determine the immediate quarantine of players, who are prohibited from participating in any activity and must be prevented from remaining on Brazilian territory”.

According to Anvisa, the four players announced that they had not played in any of the four countries with restrictions in the last 14 days – England among them. Travelers arrived in Brazil by plane from Caracas / Venezuela to Guarulhos. However, unofficial news reached the agency of alleged false statements made by these travelers.