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Like Tom Hanks in The Terminal!: Player was stranded at the airport

The player wasn't allowed to return to his country. 

By Fredi Roman

The player wasn't allowed to return to his country. 
The player wasn't allowed to return to his country. 
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Those were difficult hours for Norberto Briasco. The Huracán striker, who represented the Armenian team in the European Qualifiers, was stranded at Amsterdam airport due to flight problems and was not allowed to leave. However, in the last hours, the situation was resolved and he will return to Argentina this Saturday. A story that had him mistreat, but that, luckily, had its happy ending...

The 25-year-old attacker experienced a particular situation when Dutch Migration personnel prevented him from taking a plane that would bring him back to the country, arguing that they lacked "a (sworn) statement to complete" upon entering Argentine territory. The player argued that he had all "the papers in order", starting with having a European Community passport and being a "passenger in transit".

However, what ended up solving the problem was the management of the Huracán leadership led by President David Garzón. It's that the new president and several directors of the burner group contacted representatives of the Argentine Foreign Ministry, both in the Netherlands and France, and were able to unblock the situation so that Briasco can travel.

Although the player is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires this Saturday, it is still unknown if coach Frank Kudelka will have him available for Sunday's game at 2:00 p.m. against Newell's, in Rosario, for the Professional League Cup. If he cannot play, his place would be taken by Andrés Chávez, who recovered from his fibrillar rupture injury in his right knee and is now available to play.

 

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