The scandal of the “match of shame” Brazil-Argentina in three questions

While everyone expected an exciting new South American summit, the clash between Brazil and Argentina came to an end before giving way to surreal scenes on Sunday in Sao Paulo. While the kickoff of this match counting for the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup had been given normally, the match was abruptly interrupted by the Brazilian health agency after only 5 minutes of play. An incredible situation that aroused the disbelief and then the indignation of the 22 players in the match, but also spectators around the world. After spending dozens of minutes parleying, the Argentines finally returned to the locker room before taking the plane home. FIFA then formalized the suspension of the match.

Why was the match stopped?

This remained a mystery for long minutes, before information began to filter through amid the confusion that reigned on the Arena Corinthians lawn.

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