2009-07-07 21:31:04 -

PARIS (AP) - Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants health ministers in Brazil and Argentina to work together so that both clubs in the Copa Libertadores final are reassured over swine flu fears.
Brazil's Cruzeiro wanted the first leg against Estudiantes on Wednesday in La Plata, some 55 kilometers (35 miles) southeast of Buenos Aires, to be postponed because of the swine flu outbreak in Argentina, or moved to a location where swine flu was not a threat.
The deaths of at least 44 people in Argentina have been blamed on swine flu but South American football authorities _ CONMEBOL _ have insisted the final go ahead.
«I think the Argentine health minister and the Brazilian health minister must both agree and give guarantees,» Silva told reporters at the Brazilian embassy in Paris on Tuesday. «So that the match can take place in Buenos Aires or in another Argentine city. And if the health ministers give the green light, I can't see a problem.
Eduardo Maluf, Cruzeiro's director of football operations, wanted the Brazil Football Confederation to pressure for the match to be called off, or receive a guarantee for the health of its players.

«I can't give an opinion on a subject as sensitive as the health of Brazil's players, but without doubt the Argentine team has the same worries. No one wants to be infected,» Silva said. «I think Cruzeiro are right to worry about their players' health. There have been several cases in Argentina, (although) this had not turned into an epidemic.
The second leg is scheduled for July 15 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.