The Argentine National Team will debut this Thursday, at 9:00 p.m., against Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and Conmebol determined that Jesus Valenzuela He is going to be the referee of the opening match of the competition.
Valenzuela He will be supported by his compatriots Jorge Urrego and Lubin Torrealba as linesmen, with Salvadorans Iván Barton and David Morán as fourth and fifth referees, respectively, while Leodán González and Richard Trinidad, both Uruguayans, will be present in the VAR.
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Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela was appointed by Conmebol as main referee for Argentina’s debut in the Copa América. The team will play on Thursday, starting at 9:00 p.m., against Canada.
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With the Venezuelan referee, 40 years old, Argentina triumphed three times, tied twice (one that resulted in a victory on penalties, against Colombia in the semifinals of the Copa América 2021) and a suspended match that was not resumed in that controversial match against Brazil in São Paulo.
Negative background
In the controversial semi-final of the Copa America 2019 that Argentine National Team loses 2-0 to Brazil, Valenzuela was a VAR assistant. and after the match the Argentine players claimed the lack of intervention of technology in the alleged penalties against Sergio Agüero and Nicolás Otamendi that could have changed history.
It is worth remembering that the main referee of that match on July 2, 2019 was the Ecuadorian Roddy Zambrano.
Gabriel Jesús and Roberto Firmino scored the goals in that match played at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte that determined Argentina’s elimination from the Copa América.
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The statistics of the matches that the Argentine National Team has been led by the Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela is positive.
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The referees
- REFEREE: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
- ASSISTANT REFEREE 1: Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
- ASSISTANT REFEREE 2: Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela)
- FOURTH REFEREE: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
- FIFTH REFEREE: David Morán (El Salvador)
- VAR: Leodán González (Uruguay)
- AVAR: Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)
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Background with Valenzuela
- Argentina National Team 2-0 Bolivia, for Russia 2018 Qualifiers | 3/26/2016
- Argentina National Team 1-1 Chile, for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers | 4/6/2021
- Argentina National Team 1-0 Paraguay, for Copa América 2021 | 6/21/2021
- Argentina National Team 1(3)-1(2) Colombia, for Copa América 2021 | 7/7/2021
- Brazil 0-0 (suspended) Argentina National Team, for Qatar 2022 Qualifiers | 6/9/2023
- Peru 0-2 Argentina National Team, for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers | 10/17/2023
