Boca Juniors’ Costa gets U.S. visa for Club World Cup after U-turn

Boca Juniors Ariston Costa defender will be able to participate in the club’s World Cup in the United States after a turn by American immigration officials who previously had previously Refuse his visa requestThe Argentine club said on Friday.
“Ariston Costa has been granted a special visa for 26 days,” a club spokesman told Reuters.
The Costa visa request was vulnerable to a criminal complaint in his Argentine hometown, regarding strict theft in 2018, which was avoided by the trial to accept the test penalty in 2023.
However, US officials have previously eliminated that he could not enter the country because he was still serving his punishment.
The press office at the American embassy in Argentina told Reuters that they could not discuss individual visa applications.
Boca Juniors will open the championship in Miami on Monday against the Portuguese side Benfica.