Midfielder Luiz Henrique Real Betisnot called up to the olympic team Brazil For the investigation into a sports betting case, this Friday reported national coach Ramon Menezes.
Luiz Henrique was to be included in the summons list. two friends Brazil will play against Morocco in September, but Menezes is excluded due to the betting case.
“I’ll tell the truth, too. Luiz Henrique was a call-up player. We’ll have to wait and see. In the next few hours, I’ll give him another name,” Menezes said at a press conference.
Luiz Henrique’s situation is similar to that of West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá, who was excluded from the top team call announced this Friday due to a betting investigation by the English Federation.
“It’s a matter of protection, to let him fix these issues that go beyond football, leaving him alone to fix[the issue]. We’ve had these issues here in Brazil (related to illegal betting) and it takes time for everything to settle down. get it clear”, Brazilian coach Fernando Diniz confirmed at a press conference.
According to the news of the British newspaper “Mail Sport”, the British Federation has launched an investigation for suspicious betting combinations made by accounts opened at Duque de Caxias (Brazil) on Betway, the sponsor of Real Betis and West Ham.
Suspicious accounts were created on the same day as the bets and bet the maximum amount allowed in a combination of odd situationsIt has been announced that Lucas Paquetá and Luiz Henrique will receive a yellow card in their match to be played on the same day.