Conmebol imposes one-match sanctions on Lionel Scaloni: he will not be able to lead Argentina against Peru

Surprise in the Argentina national team: Lionel Scaloni suspended for one game for leaving the pitch late during half-time of a 1-0 victory over Chile in MetLife Stadium corresponding to the second date and will not be able to sit on the bench on Saturday at 21:00 (Argentine time) against Peru, which will close the first stage of Group A of the Copa America.

Given this panorama, everything points to the fact that his replacement will be Pablo Aimarwho should take over the reins of the team before the match in Hard Rock Stadium Miami against Inca, who will be using their last opportunity to reach the quarterfinals of the continental competition. If confirmed for the main role, he will be accompanied by Walter Samuel And Roberto Ayala.

Conmebol explained in a statement the decision of the president of the disciplinary commission, Eduardo Gross Brown. “To suspend the official representative of Lionel Sebastian Scaloni for one (1) match for violation of article 145 of the Conmebol Regulations of the Copa America USA 2024, in accordance with article 27 of the Conmebol Disciplinary Code.”

“I expressly warn the Argentine Football Association and Lionel’s official representative Sebastian Scaloni that in the event of a repetition of any violation of sporting discipline of the same or similar nature that gave rise to this procedure, the provisions of Article 2 will apply, as well as the Conmebol Disciplinary Code, as well as the consequences that may arise from it,” they explained in a statement released.

The above-mentioned article 145 of the America’s Cup regulations mentions this issue: “If the players of a team appear on the field of play later than the time scheduled for its start or resumption, or ignore the instructions of the referee and/or the delegate of the game, party, The responsible AMP may be subject to sanction by the Conmebol disciplinary authorities with a warning in the case of a first violation and a fine in the case of a second or subsequent violation.“

It states that if you are late for entry, the coach will be directly blamed: “In all cases, the technical director of the relevant team will be considered responsible.”. And they detail that there will be a “one-game suspension warning” for a first offense and a “one-game suspension” for a second offense.

As explained Informationfrom the South American Football Confederation, made the decision because of the repetition of the failure, as something similar happened in the debut of the world champion team against Canada. On the other hand, the body responsible for regulating football in the region also For this fact, he imposed a financial sanction on the Argentine Football Association: it amounts to 15 thousand dollars. Chile’s strategist Ricardo Gareca was also suspended for one match for the same reason as Scaloni.

It must be made clear that Canada’s soccer leader, Jessie Marshhas already expressed his dissatisfaction with this situation during the opening match of the competition: “When they were stalling, I knew that they were watching the video and analyzing how they wanted to play against us. I wish the referees could do that. If we were five minutes late, we would be penalized and there would be a big problem. How long did it take them? Twenty minutes? Thirty minutes? They had time to prepare how they would play against us in the second half.. “If we had known we had ten more minutes, we would have been better prepared,” he said at the time.

Then the official broadcast cameras showed that the first half ended in Argentina at 21:52. At 10:09 p.m., seventeen minutes later, television images showed the position of Canada’s players on the field. Two minutes later, Argentina’s players began walking around the inner rings of the multi-sports stadium, a long walk that patrons of the complex’s restaurants can enjoy thanks to the glass walls. At 22:13, Venezuelan referee Jesus Valenzuela whistled the start of the second half. 21 minutes of break have passed.

Thus, Albiceleste He won’t have to sit on the bench for the final game of the group stage. It’s worth noting that Lionel Scaloni’s idea for this match against Peru is to protect several of his key players, in addition to the worries caused by a possible muscle injury to captain Lionel Messi. Argentina, with two wins from as many matches, have already secured a place in the quarterfinals.

In any case, this is a match that will determine the final position of the team in zone A: If they qualify as leaders, they will play the quarter-finals on Thursday 4 July at the NRG Stadium Houston vs. second in Group B (consists of Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico and Jamaica). If you are in second position, will go up against leader B and their fight will take place on Friday the 5th on AT&T Stadium from Arlington.

“In the next match it’s fair and I think that’s how the boys who haven’t played in these two games will play because I need to see them too and they deserve it,” warned the Pujato strategist at the last press conference. The eight players who haven’t added a minute in the competition so far are goalkeepers Gerónimo Rulli and Franco Armani, defenders Germán Pezzella and Lucas Martínez Quarta, midfielders Guido Rodríguez, Exequiel Palacios and Valentin Carboni, and striker Alejandro Garnacho.

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