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Brazilian Police Sprint On To Field As Brazil – Argentina Game Is Suspended

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Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after beating Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

You don’t see this everyday, but Brazilian police sprinted on the field to detain Christian Romero, Emi Martinez, Lo Celso, and Emi Buendia, who were ordered to leave Brazil hours before kickoff because they didn’t quarantine before entering Brazil and submitted false information to the country.

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The game was suspended with no official word if it will be finished today.

Everyone looked extremely confused and annoyed as players exited the field to their locker rooms.

The four players in question play in the UK and did not quarantine for the 14 days prior to their arrival in Brazil which is a violation of the health code to incoming travelers.

Still no official word what will happen to the rest of the game, but assumption is that the players who did not quarantine will be forced to go back to the UK or will be detained.


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