Chili will play this Saturday their last game of the group stage of the Copa America 2024an instance where he will face Canada and must score a win to advance to the quarterfinals of the continental tournament in the United States.
However, The development of the meeting was suspended due to weather conditions. And for this day, In Orlando, heavy rain is expected during the afternoon, with strong thunder and lightning..
In that scenario, La Roja announced the Conmebol protocol in the event of a storm that puts the match at riskalthough everything seems to indicate that at the time of the commitment (8:00 p.m. in Chile) the rains will already be declining.
Conmebol protocol in case of storm
In the event that the storm continues during the time of the match, the match delegate must be in constant communication with the authorities to receive the following instructions:
- The referee must interrupt the match when he receives the notice from the Match Delegate.who will receive guidance from the authority.
- The Party Delegate must guide those on the field of play to seek refuge, which will occur after the suspension.
- The stadium’s sound system will have to direct spectators to seek shelter and remain in the stadium in case the match may resume.
The criterion to be taken will be that there are no vertical raysfrom cloud to ground (not from cloud to cloud, i.e. horizontal) less than 5-8 kilometers from the stadium.
Interruption times
Besides, La Roja announced the measures that will be taken in case the match is interrupted and must be postponed for a few minutes or hours in order to be carried out completely normally.
- Up to 20 minutes: Teams must remain on the field, depending on the nature of the interruption.
- Between 20 and 30 minutes: Teams must go to the locker room and must be given ten minutes for warm-up routines before resuming play. Ten-minute notice for the resumption of the match, which must be given to all involved (teams, officials, spectators, broadcast and media).
- Between 30 and 45 minutes: Teams must go to the locker room and must be given 15 minutes for warm-up routines before resuming play. 15 minute notice for the resumption of the match, which must be given to all involved.
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