Alexandro Bernabei MISSES flight as Celtic flop made to wait for debut in nightmare start at new club

Life after Celtic got off to a nightmare start for Hoops flop Alexandro Bernabei as he MISSED his flight to his native South America, resulting in a delayed debut for his new club in Brazil.

The Argentinian full back – who had a problem with timekeeping at Celtic – was allowed to leave the Parkhead club on loan and signed for Internacional. He was lined up to make his bow for his new club in the Copa Brasil in an away tie against Nova Iguacu this week. But his club announced he missed his connecting flight in Amsterdam to South America and wouldn't arrive in time for the game and wasn't on the team's travelling party to the tie, which will be played at the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha in the capital, Brasilia.

He isn't registered for their next game either - a Gaucho state championship match against Juventude. And because of the international break, Bernabei will now have to wait until next month to make his debut for his new club, likely to be in a Copa Sudamericana tie, once the dates are announced for the group stage. The 23-year-old is on loan with the Porto Alegre club until the end of the year.

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