The Argentine Football Association issued a statement commenting on the crisis of the confrontation with Brazil, which was stopped a few minutes after its start, which was held At the Arena Corinthians In the city of Sao PauloThe sixth round of South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
The text of the statement was as follows:The Argentine Federation expresses its dissatisfaction with the suspension of the meeting of the Argentine national team and the Brazilian national team in Sao Paulo. Like the Brazilian Football Confederation, the Argentine Federation was surprised by the actions of the health authority by entering them as soon as the match started.
He added, “The team’s delegation has been in the Brazilian territory since September 3, in accordance with all current health protocols organized by CONMEBOL for the qualifying qualifiers for Qatar 2022.”
He continued: “After the report of the officials in CONMEBOL and the referee of the match, the information will be sent to the International Football Association (FIFA).”
“Football should not go through these kinds of cycles that undermine the sportsmanship of such an important competition,” he concluded.
And the South American Football Confederation “CONMEBOL”, issued an official statement about the crisis in the match, saying in its statement, “By the decision of the match referee, the match organized by FIFA between Brazil and Argentina for the World Cup qualifiers was stopped.”
The statement added: “The referee and the match observer will submit a report to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which will determine the steps to be followed. These procedures strictly comply with the current regulations,” explaining, “The World Cup qualifiers are a competition belonging to FIFA. All decisions related to its organization and development are made by it.”
For his part, Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association, confirmed that what the Argentine national team witnessed with its Brazilian counterpart is very unfortunate for football.
In his statements to the official website of the Argentine Football Association, Tapia said: “What happened today is unfortunate for football, it is a very bad picture. Four people entered to stop the match and CONMEBOL asked the players to go to the dressing room.”
“You cannot speak of any lie here because there is health legislation under which all South American competitions play. The health authorities of each country have agreed to a protocol that we have been fully adhering to,” the AFA president added.