Boca Juniors defender Ayrton Costa will be capable of participate within the Membership World Cup in america following a U-turn by U.S. immigration officers who had beforehand rejected his visa utility, the Argentine membership stated on Friday.
“Ayrton Costa has been granted a 26-day particular visa,” a membership spokesperson advised Reuters.
Costa’s visa utility was topic to a felony grievance in his native Argentina, referring to an aggravated theft in 2018, which he prevented trial for by accepting a probationary sentence in 2023.
Nevertheless, U.S. officers beforehand dominated that he couldn’t enter the nation as he was nonetheless serving his sentence.
The press workplace on the U.S. embassy in Argentina advised Reuters that they can not talk about particular person visa purposes.
Boca Juniors will open the event in Miami on Monday towards Portuguese facet Benfica.
