Conmebol changes referees and VAR for Brazilian matches after disagreements with Fluminense and Atlético-MG

Differences in games Fluminense e Atletico MG Last Tuesday (13) they made CONMEBOL change the refereeing framework for matches international e flamingo against Olympiad e defense and justice, in this fourth (14) and fifth (15), for round 16 of Libertadores Konmebol.

The biggest change occurred in the match between Olympia and Internacional in Paraguay. After the error in canceling the target Cerro Porteno Against Fluminense, Julio Fernandez, Facundo Tello, Eduardo Gamboa and Cesar Desler replaced by Christian Navarro, Diego Rivero, Esteban Ostojic and Pablo Larina respectively.

Facundo Tello was the main referee for last Tuesday’s match, and this Thursday was the fourth official, while Julio Fernandez was the assistant who pointed out Boselli’s offside when the match tied 0-0. Eduardo Gamboa and Cesar Deschler were responsible for the VAR and she will play the same role in the match between Olympia and Internacional.

On Wednesday, CONMEBOL released a video of the bid offer and admitted that an error had occurred on the part of the assistant and also by the VAR team. A non-existent offside was recorded, as right-back Samuel Xavier gave Argentina conditions. The match ended with Fluminense winning 2-0.

Another change made by CONMEBOL was in the match between Devenza, Justicia and Flamengo. Paraguay Derles Lopez will again serve as the VAR, but has been replaced by Peruvian Diego Haro after being embroiled in the controversy over the goal’s disqualification. Boca Juniors Against or against Atlético-MG, at La Bombonera.

In the first half of the match, Diego Gonzalez opened the scoring for Boca Juniors, but the goal was canceled after Colombian referee Andre Rojas reviewed the video assistant referee and scored a mistake from Piasco on Nathan Silva after a dispute within the area. The abolition was widely criticized by Argentines.

CONMEBOL announced on Wednesday that all those involved in the controversies, with the exception of Facundo Tello, had been sanctioned and suspended from work indefinitely.