With special permission to enter Brazil, English footballers follow a different protocol than the rest of the delegation in preparation for the Brazil national team qualifiers. Tite will face Ecuador on June 4th in Porto Alegre and Paraguay on June 8th in Asuncion. Preparation begins on Thursday with exams and physical analysis at Granja Comary.
The majority in Tite’s appeal, goalkeepers Ederson and Alisson, defender Thiago Silva, midfielders Fabinho, Douglas Luiz and Fred and strikers Roberto Firmino, Richarlison and Gabriel Jesus. You will depart from Rio de Janeiro International Airport directly to Granja Kumari.
During that Wednesday, Alisson, Firmino, Richarlison and Douglas Luiz arrived, and this was suspended for the first game. The quartet arrived at Galeão, in Rio de Janeiro, and headed straight for Teresopolis.
Richarlison and Firmino left England and headed straight to Granja Kumari, after landing in Rio de Janeiro – Photo: Lucas Figueiredo / CBF
The other athletes, who also came from Europe, were able to visit relatives and stay “at home” before heading to Teresópolis, the team’s focus. Neymar, from PSG, for example, has been in Sao Paulo for the past few days. Renan Lodi, of Atletico Madrid, will leave Curitiba on Thursday to present himself to Tite and the coaching staff in Teresopolis.
Marquinhos tests Covid-19 with the Brazilian squad, in the defender’s last stint at Granja Comary – Photo: Lucas Figueiredo / CBF
The federal government’s concession came on the day Team Tite was called. Ordinance No. 653, in force since 14 May this year, provides for an “exceptional and temporary restriction of entry into the country”, with an express ban on international flights to or through the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, South Africa and India.
for brazilians, The Federal Government’s Civil House Decree stipulated a 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Brazil. This is to avoid the “epidemiological impact of novel variants” of Covid-19 that have been identified in the UK and elsewhere.
But the Brazilian Confederation obtained special permission for the athletes’ access, Provided that they go directly to isolation in the focus of selection. On site, they will follow a training protocol, which, of course, includes passing the Covid-19 tests beforehand, which is customary for everyone who will play for the national team.
The Brazilian Football Confederation is obligated to report any symptoms and send all player information to the Ministry of Health.
Goalkeeper Alisson was the first player to join Tite’s group on Wednesday evening. The last of them will also come from England – although the Champions League final in Porto (Portugal), the decree deals with 14 days before passing through the UK – such as finalists Ederson, Gabriel Jesus and Thiago Silva.
See updated Tite list:
- Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Everton (Palmeras).
- Full-back: Emerson (Real Betis), Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus) and Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid);
- Defenders: Militao (Real Madrid), Felipe (Atletico Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Thiago Silva (Chelsea);
- Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Everton Ribeiro (Flemish), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United) and Lucas Paqueta (Lyon).
- Forwards: Everton Cipollinha (Benfica), Firmino (Liverpool), Gabigol (Flemish), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Richarlison (Everton) and Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).
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