Ricardo Gareca, coach of the Chilean national team, did not attend the official press conference on Friday prior to the match against Canada, after being sanctioned by Conmebol with a one-match suspensionthe same circumstance that affects the Argentine coach, Lionel Scaloni, who also did not He will be able to lead his team against Peru.
“Ricardo was on his way to the conference and we received the official statement from CONMEBOL of the one-match suspension. We returned to the hotel and tried to fix it and that’s why we are here.“said Chile’s second coach, Sergio Santín.
CONMEBOL later announced that Both coaches violated articles 104 and 145 of the regulations and the reason is the recurrence of their team by joining the field late after halftime. Both federations have also been fined $15,000.
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Article 145 of the competition regulations specifies that: “If the players of a team appear on the field of play later than the scheduled time, for its start or resumption, or disregarding the instructions of the referee or the match delegate, the responsible AMP may be sanctioned by the CONMEBOL disciplinary bodies. with a warning in case of a first violation and with a fine in case of second or subsequent violations.
In it previous assumption, the technical director of the responsible team in question will be considered responsible in all cases. which will be sanctioned by the disciplinary bodies of CONMEBOL as follows:
For a first offense: warning of suspension for one match
For second or subsequent violation: suspension for one match”.
Sergio Santín explained that Gareca “cannot be in the game, when he arrives he has to go to the box. He can’t be in the field. That is the information we have“said the technical assistant at the press conference.
Lionel Scaloni will also not be able to sit on the bench at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miamiin tomorrow’s match against Peru, on the third day of Group A.
Already in the opening match, the Canadian national team coach, Jesse Marsch, denounced that It took the Argentine players 20 minutes to take the field. “They were watching the video to correct it,” he said.
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