Brazil and Argentina's World Cup qualifier was thrown into chaos on Sunday when health authorities attempted to detain several of the visiting team, causing the game to be suspended.
Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso were cleared to play the World Cup qualifier despite being accused of falsifying travel information upon their entry to Brazil, with mandatory quarantine and deportation advised by the Brazilian government for the trio and reserve Emiliano Buendia.
The match had barely passed five minutes when scores of officers stormed the pitch, to the incredulity of both teams.
The game in Sao Paulo's Arena Corinthians kicked off as scheduled on Sunday, with Brazil out for revenge after July's Copa America final reverse.
Argentina's Premier League trio had travelled with the rest of the squad to the stadium earlier in the day in spite of Brazilian health authority Anvisa's statement forbidding them from partaking in any activities and ordering immediate isolation before leaving the country.
With five minutes gone, a number of plain-clothed police and health officers suddenly entered the playing surface, purportedly to apprehend Martinez, Romero and Lo Celso.
They were prevented from doing so by the players' Argentina team-mates, causing an unseemly scuffle as the game was halted.
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