The Argentine National Teamwho defends his title in the Copa America 2024 In the United States, they have just achieved a valuable victory over Chile and thus ensured their qualification for the quarterfinals. This Saturday, in Miami, for the third and last date of Group A, will face Peru with a noticeable drop, since Lionel Scaloni will give his captain Lionel Messi a rest. Fairly, The coach is evaluating several changes for this match, when he will also seek to finish first.or in the area.
But what the coach didn’t know is that he won’t be able to “play” that match either, since he was sanctioned.
The world champion coach in Qatar 2022 was sanctioned for an attitude in the previous duels of this Copa América: the team entered the field late on two occasions and that forced the organizers to take disciplinary action. In this way, the person born in Pujato could only watch the game from one of the boxes at the Hard Rock Stadium.
In his place would be Pablo César Aimar. The field assistant, in the corralito at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, will count as field assistants the other usual assistants of Scaloni, who are Roberto Ayala and Walter Samuel.
Garecca will not be able to sit on the Chilean bench either, for the same reasons as Scaloni.
The sanction is framed within article 145 of the General Regulations of the Copa América 2024, carried out by Conmebol. “If the players of a team appear on the field of play later than the time scheduled for its start or resumption, or in disregard of the instructions of the referee and/or match delegate, the responsible Member Association may be sanctioned by the disciplinary bodies of the Conmebol with a warning in case of a first violation, and with a fine in case of a second or subsequent violations,” he explains.
According to article 76 of the CONMEBOL disciplinary regulations, “the sports director/coach, any member of the technical staff or other officials, sanctioned with the suspension of their functions, may attend the matches in which their suspension is in force only from the stands” and “may not access the locker room, tunnel, bench or technical area before or during the match, nor may they communicate with their team by any means.”
The team led by Scaloni add six pointsthe result of the victory against La Roja and having beaten Canada on the opening day.
The statement from the Conmebol Disciplinary Commission
Conmebol, through a statement, explained the decision of the President of the Disciplinary Commission, Eduardo Gross Brown. “Suspend official Lionel Sebastián Scaloni for one (1) match, for the violation of article 145 of the Regulations of the Conmebol Copa América USA 2024, in accordance with article 27 of the Conmebol Disciplinary Code.”
Conmebol imposed, in addition to a one-match ban on the coach of the Argentine National Team, a fine of 15 thousand dollars for the “infraction of articles 104 and 145 of the Regulations of the Conmebol Copa América 2024.”
1. IMPOSE on the ARGENTINE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION a FINE of USD 15,000 (FIFTEEN THOUSAND US DOLLARS) for the violation of articles 104 and 145 of the CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024 Regulations, in accordance with article 27 of the Disciplinary Code of the CONMEBOL This amount will be automatically debited from the amount to be received by the Association for television rights, participation and/or prizes.
2. SUSPEND the official LIONEL SEBASTIAN SCALONI for one (1) match, for the violation of article 145 of the CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024 Regulations, in accordance with article 27 of the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Code
In addition, they warned him that if he happens again, the sanction will increase: “Expressly warn the Argentine Football Association and the official Lionel Sebastián Scaloni that in the event of any repetition of any infraction to the sports discipline of the same or similar nature to the one that gave rise to this procedure, the provisions of Art. 2 of the Conmebol Disciplinary Code will apply, as well as the consequences that may arise from them,” they clarified in the statement that was released.
3. EXPRESSLY WARN the ARGENTINE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION and the official LIONEL SEBASTIAN SCALONI that in the event of repetition of any infraction of the sporting discipline of the same or similar nature to that which has given rise to this procedure, the provisions of Art. 27 of the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Code, and the consequences that may arise from them.
