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The new coronavirus pandemic has made life difficult for much of the planet. With guidance from the World Health Organization, routines were changed and daily tasks became more difficult. In soccer, athletes who play in another country suffered a lot to return to Brazil. Two former Corinthians are examples of this.
In an interview with GloboEsporte.com, Élton, trained in the basic categories of the São Jorge Park, told the saga he did together with Romarinho, hero of the 2012 Liberators, and Souza (ex-São Paulo) to leave Saudi Arabia during the quarantine.
“The first thing that occurred to me was to contact the Brazilian embassy there in Arabia. They said they were providing flights to take all Brazilians from Arabia to Brazil. It was a week, two weeks, and nothing to solve. Desperation blow. We are trapped within the country. ” he said to the athlete, today in Al-Wehda.
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Given this scenario, the trio of Brazilians could not wait and decided to rent a private flight to leave the country and reunite with their family in Brazil.
“As soon as the club released everyone to go home, the first thing was to go to the website to buy tickets, but we saw that there was no way to buy and leave the country.” Hitting a little bit of despair. It was complicated, but luckily we found a way to leave the country and come to Brazil. The family missed us a lot, because we are far away, in another country. In addition to the longing, he was also concerned, “he said.
“It was a bit difficult to get out, because I couldn’t land and take off. Jeddah airport was closed. Souza, along with his club, Sheik, obtained clearance for the plane to land and remain for one hour so that we can board and return to Brazil. The pilot said they would only release the landing, but no one could leave the plane. And that’s how we managed to get out. Fortunately, everyone is fine, healthy. We arrived last week“concluded.
Brazilian champion for Corinthians in 2005, Élton spent three years at the club and played just 36 games, with two goals scored.
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