While the Professional League Cup begins to be defined, the teams are already preparing for the new tournament, the Professional League, which will begin on the weekend of May 12. There will be a stop in the middle for the Copa América, which will be an atypical championship.
But also It will be atypical due to the reinforcements, who will only be able to play for their teams starting June 1, when the TMS opens. That is, on the first dates the squads will be the same as those of the Cup. But, there is an exception that the AFA determined for some clubs.
And given the large number of serious injuries that occurred in just 14 dates, the decision was made that those clubs that suffered the loss of a player could join for the first date of the league. Among them is Belgrano, who lost Ulises Sánchez and Lucas Passerini.
The information published in the Official Gazette speaks of players who have been injured during matchday 10 and 14, so the Pirate is part of the beneficiaries. Sánches tore his ligaments on matchday 12 and Passerini did so that same week but in the Sudamericana. The detail is also that there can only be reinforcements that are active in the local market, since the TMS is closed.
This resolution was taken considering that “in accordance with art. 11.3 of the Tournament Regulations for the 2024 First Division season of the AFA Professional Football League (Bulletin 6425 of 01/25/2024) it was established that replacements due to injury by application of art. 10 of CCT 557/09 between AFA and FAA could only be carried out until Date 10 of the LPF Cup; and, likewise, that the registration of new players for the LPF Tournament has been scheduled for 06/01/2024 (art. 18.1) with the Tournament already started, in order to avoid sporting damage to those teams that once the tournament has been played Date 10 of the LPF Cup have suffered an injury to one of their athletes.”
In order to comply with this regulation, clubs must present: note from the Club requesting the replacement of the injured player by application of art. 10 of CCT 557/09; diagnosis by the Club doctor; the reports of the studies carried out on the injured player; The injury, from the date it occurred, must represent a recovery of no less than four (4) months; The Forms issued from the Comet System where the player appears as a Starter or Substitute, in First or Reserve, in the 2024 LPF Cup matches; and the Contract with the player.
Once confirmed that the recovery of the injured player will be no less than four months, the club will be authorized to make the replacement. Since the TMS is closed, incorporation can only be at the local level.
