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Gabriel Menino’s positive result was the first case of Covid-19 identified by doctors among all Brazilian teams. The diagnosis of the right-back, released on the eve of the game against Venezuela, generates an alert for possible new occurrences before the game against Uruguay, on Tuesday, for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The boy trained in the morning, he was asymptomatic, but had to spend the rest of the day in his room, isolated. At Granja Comary, the bedrooms are individual. In the afternoon, the delegation took the flight to São Paulo.
The Palmeiras player was left behind. As much as he also had to return to the São Paulo capital, the Covid-19 diagnosis required a trip by car, safely and a driver who has already recovered from the disease. Infected, the player was unable to use public transportation, such as commercial flights. Palmeiras found out about all the logistics.
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The CBF statement came out shortly after the activity, and the cut of the roster for today’s FIFA games was automatic. The absence of Gabriel Menino does not affect the starting eleven, since Danilo is the current holder of the right wing. Tite said he would still speak to the coaching staff about asking for a replacement.
The selection underwent two tests this week. The first one held on Monday, the day of the presentation. Gabriel Menino and goalkeeper Weverton, both from Palmeiras, were the first players to reach the concentration, since they faced Vasco, in Rio, last Sunday. Coincidentally, the center of Malta recorded three more positive cases: defenders Leandro Castan and Miranda and striker Ribamar.
– The pandemic has not passed. This is not an opinion, it is a fact – said Coach Tite.
A CBF study in the Brasileirão indicates that, until now, there was no transmission of the virus during matches. The full material will be published in the next few days.
In the selection, the second round of exams was on Wednesday. Boy was the only one to test positive, leading the CBF medical commission to believe that the infection did not occur in Teresópolis. According to studies, it can take days for the coronavirus to hatch before being detected in tests. As for the control of spread, the bet is on security protocols and preventive measures.
– All protection measures are being reinforced. We will carry out a new battery of tests before the trip to Uruguay. We continue to reinforce the isolation, removal and use of alcohol gel – said the team’s doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, who contacted Palmeiras about the case.
The information about Gabriel Menino came when the coaching staff was still on the edge of the field after training.
– Humanly, the first reaction was to say: ‘Wow, what a pity for Gabriel Menino’. We are all at risk, ”said Tite, who in an interview with GLOBO in October had reported on his fear of the pandemic.
For the current call, the team had already lost midfielder Casemiro to the coronavirus. The player needed to be cut after an exam at Real Madrid. Left-back Alex Telles is another one who recently recovered from Covid. Names like Everton Ribeiro and Marquinhos had been infected before.
Without Neymar, the attack will consist of Firmino, Gabriel Jesus and Richarlison.
