The four Premier League players at the centre of the abandonment of Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Brazil have reportedly been deported.
Argentina's entire squad left Sao Paulo on Sunday night after Brazilian public health agents and federal police officers invaded the pitch and had the game abandoned inside 10 minutes.
Tottenham pair Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero, as well as Aston Villa's Emi Buendia and Emi Martinez have been accused of entering Brazil illegally.
Argentinian outlet TyC Sports detailed that the quartet did travel with the rest of the squad back to Buenos Aires but the four of them had been classified as 'deportees' in leaving Brazil by the state of Sao Paulo.
The Argentina FA had argued that the group had been in Brazilian territory since Friday September 3 from 8am, and as such were complying with all of the current protocols around Covid-19 and travel regulated by Conmebol, organisers of the qualifiers.
But as reported exclusively by Sportsmail last week, they had falsified documents, failing to declare the four players had come from the UK and therefore risked deportation or at least quarantine, in line with Brazilian Covid protocol.
Argentina's squad flew back to Buenos Aires on Sunday night after their World Cup qualifier against Brazil in Sao Paulo was abandoned by health authorities
Players looked unfazed by the dramatic incident as Lionel Messi (left) posted a relaxed photo
Messi and Brazilian ace Neymar, who are team-mates at PSG, argued with officials on Sunday
The Premier League had initially refused to release all players who were set to play international matches in red-listed countries, such as Brazil.
Brazilian law states that anyone who has been in the UK during the previous 14 days must quarantine in a hotel for a further 14 days, a move that would have seen the four players unable to leave until at least September 18.
By UK law those who leave for red-listed countries would then be compelled to isolate in a government-issued hotel for 10 days upon their return.
To navigate a hotel room quarantine, the Premier League quartet reportedly had a plan to travel to Croatia, a green-listed country, to train before returning to England.
For Tottenham and Aston Villa this would allow for their 'deported' stars to be closer to match fitness and therefore a return to the side when they are back.
With Croatia on the green list they would be able to enter the UK on day 10 without the need for self-isolation.
Christian Romero (top left), Giovani Lo Celso (top right), Emiliano Martinez (bottom left) and Emi Buendia (bottom right) are accused of breaking Brazil's Covid-19 quarantine rules
The four English-based players all left the UK despite the Premier League stopping teams from
