Brazil coach blames Messi and his teammates for canceling the two teams' match

The coach of the Brazilian national team, Tite, feels that Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, his colleagues and his coaching staff, did not show enough respect in the decision to use four Premier League players during the two teams' confrontation in the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.

The match between the two teams was canceled last Sunday, after Brazilian health authorities officials entered the field to prevent the Argentine professional quartet from the English Premier League from playing the match, as this is considered a violation of the protocols to combat the Corona pandemic, as the regulations stipulate that a person traveling from Britain to Brazil must remain in sanitary isolation for a period of time. 14 days.

"A fair decision is to respect the laws, a fair decision is to prioritize people's health, a fair decision is that sport is important but health is above it, laws are above it (football)," Tite said.

He added, "I would have liked the match to take place, but we need laws, and to respect those laws. Football is not above that. It should be respected. We deal with lives, it's about health."

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