Tite says that Renan Lodi lost his chance of being called up because he doesn’t have a complete vaccination schedule | Brazilian Team

Asked about his options, the coach revealed that Atletico Madrid’s Renan Lodi lost his chance to be on the list because he was not vaccinated against Covid-19. THE give sought the most complete information. The player, who has not yet commented on the matter and is concentrating with Atlético in Saudi Arabia to play against Athletic de Bilbao, has only the first dose of the vaccine.

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– Renan Lodi was excluded from the possibility of being called up due to his non-vaccination. This information was passed on, so he lost the possibility of competing due to not having been vaccinated – commented the coach of the Seleção.

The coordinator of the Selection, Juninho Paulista, added that the preliminary veto has to do with the health laws of each country, such as Ecuador, which requires complete vaccination to enter the country.

That wasn’t a problem in the last call-up. In November, Renan Lodi traveled to Brazil to face Colombia and then went with the Seleção to San Juan, Argentina. At the time, the Federal Supreme Court had not yet determined the requirement of vaccination or quarantine to enter the country., it was sufficient to present a negative RT-PCR test. There was also no restriction in the neighboring country.

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– Renan Lodi could not enter Ecuador and here in Brazil there are also restrictions. He had his first dose of vaccine now on the 10th (January). So he would not be able, within the sanitary rules of the country, to be in the delegation – commented Juninho.

Later on, Tite further detailed his opinion on vaccination against Covid-19:

– I, in particular, understand that vaccination is a social responsibility. She is mine and with the person next to her. I bring that to myself and my family, to people I have responsibility for. My grandchildren… I wanted to have my parents, I don’t have them, but I wanted to have the opportunity to protect them – said the coach.

– We respect the laws of the country, unlike what Argentina did, when it came here and entered with athletes without proper authorization – highlighted Tite, recalling the case of the suspended game in São Paulo.

– We have our opinion, but we don’t force any athlete to get vaccinated – completed César Sampaio, one of the coach’s assistants in the Selection.

The National Team performs directly in Quito and players coming from Europe will take a chartered flight provided by the CBF. Classified with five games to spare – even with less game (due to the suspension of the match against Argentina) -, Brazil is the isolated leader of the Qualifiers with 35 points. The Argentines, also classified, are in second, with 29.

See the list of nominees:

goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) and Weverton (Palmeiras);

Sides: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Emerson Royal (Tottenham), Alex Sandro (Juventus) e Alex Telles (Man United);

Defenders: Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Marquinhos (PSG) and Thiago Silva (Chelsea);

Midfielders: Bruno Guimarães (Lyon), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Gerson (Olympique de Marseille), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) and Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa);