CONMEBOL put an end to the controversy over the scandal in Liberators’ Cup this happened for two positive cases in covid-19 into the The Saints of Brazil, which prevented the pair of players from being able to travel with the team back to their country for Sunday’s local league match against Sao Paulo.
It was speculated that the Amazon team could be disqualified for using the goalkeeper John in Ida ‘s duel with this tournament in Semi final before Boca Juniors, in addition to having Wagner Leonardo in banking, according to the science that they had the virus.
And for the local media in Argentina, In the Boca club, they considered it suspicious that in the middle of the half, the technical discussions were given on benches and did not enter the locker room when they met on January 6.
Boca had sent a letter to Conmebol asking for an explanation, since the goalkeeper could have played infected; However, the response favored Santos, as the agency indicated that all pre-meeting buffers were negative, so the Brazilian delegation was able to travel to Argentina.
The infection would have occurred after that testTherefore, in the one made before the return trip, the goalkeeper and the defender came out positive; In this way, Santos would not have violated the regulation.
“The regulation is very clear. If the results are negative, I can play. Therefore, there is no place to claim points. The buffers presented to travel and play de Santos are negative. There is nothing to claim, “Conmebol told TNT Sports.
(…)Santos FC fought back
“Santos FC reports that goalkeeper John and defender Wagner tested positive for Covid-19 in the mandatory return test from Argentina. The result was available around midnight from Wednesday to Thursday, after the match was played. Both athletes tested negative for Albert Einstein Hospital, asked by Conmebol to leave for Buenos Aires for the match against Boca Juniors in the Libertadores semifinals. “
“As a result, the Club complied with all necessary sanitary protocols and the two players were unable to return with the delegation. The council, in turn, began negotiations for a return to Brazil because the Argentine government does not allow people who have given positive results to travel. Santos FC provided all the assistance to the athletes during their stay in Argentina and now they are returning in a medical plane, employed by the Santos club, this Friday “, it is shown in the club’s communiqué.
Further, José Renato Quaresma, member of the Santos FC Management Committee said “Santos FC is calm because he followed all the protocols and is totally focused and focused on future matches against Sao Paulo and Boca Juniors. “
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