Saudi Arabia dropped its requirement that visitors entering the country have the full vaccination schedule to allow players to compete in the Spanish Super Cup that is being disputed on Saudi soil, according to the ‘Reuters’ agency.
The complete guideline is mandatory to enter Saudi Arabia, according to the regulations that appear on the official website of the Saudi government. However, three sources close to the matter confirmed to ‘Reuters’ that exceptions were made after the Spanish Football Federation negotiated with local authorities to allow all players and staff from the four participating teams, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona , Athletic and Atlético de Madrid, will travel and play the tournament.
The Brazilian coach, Tite, announced this Thursday that the mattress defender Renan Lodi has been left out of his call for the next two qualifying matches for the World Cup because he does not have the complete vaccination schedule to be able to enter Ecuador. Instead, Lodi was able to travel to Saudi Arabia to play in the Spanish Super Cup.
In this sense, the Brazil coach, Tite, announced that the Atlético de Madrid defender, Renan Lodi, was left out of his call-up for the next two qualifying matches for the World Cup because the player does not have the complete guideline to enter Ecuador, paris where the ‘canarinha’ has to travel. Lodi is currently in Saudi Arabia.
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A source close to the player explained to ‘Reuters’ that the Brazilian received the first dose of the vaccine and is scheduled to receive the second on January 31. Lodi had previously been unable to get vaccinated because she had contracted COVID-19. Lodi tested positive in April 2020.
“All our players and members of the expedition meet the health and sports requirements that have been requested to enter the country and play the competition, as in the rest of the competitions in which we participate & rdquor ;, he explained the athletic in a brief statement.
A few days ago a commentator from ‘El Larguero’ assured that a Real Madrid player had not been vaccinated either, although Carlo Ancelotti, white coach, denied it. Despite everything, the information from ‘Reuters’ highlights that if the information was correct, the player was also able to enter Saudi Arabia without any problem.
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