The coach of the Argentine national team, Lionel Scaloni, He will not be able to lead his team this Saturday in the match against Peru within the framework of the third date of the Copa América 2024, following two violations that CONMEBOL imposed on him —South American Football Confederation—. In its place it will remain Walter Samuelmember of the coaching staff, along with Pablo Aimar.
The Sole Judge of the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Commission, Eduardo Gross Brown, resolved suspending the player born in the small Santa Fe town of Pujato for one match. Besides, fined the AFA for the sum of 15 thousand dollars.
When is the Argentina vs Peru match and where to watch it
The Argentine team plays against the Peruvian team for the third date of the Copa América 2024 – with classification assured. The match between the Albiceleste (6 points and +3 goal difference) and Peru (1 and -1) will start at 9pm and It can be seen on Public TV, DSports, TyC Sports and Telefé. At the same time, Canada (3 and -1) and Chile (1 and -1) will be playing.with DSports television.
Conmebol fines
According to him CONMEBOL rulingthe AFA violated the Articles 104 and 145 of the 2024 Copa América Regulationsin accordance with article 27 of the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Code, while Lionel Scaloni he is accused of failing to comply with Article 145.
In the match against Chile, It took Argentina’s players 17 minutes and 45 seconds to enter the field of play after halftimewhen the regulation establishes that They should not be more than 15. The delay was 2 minutes and 45 seconds.In fact, a countdown is shown on the stadium screens during half-time.
Already In the debut against Canada, the team came out 6 minutes late in the second halfso what happened against Chile was a recurrence. The regulations stipulate that if the offence is repeated, a warning should no longer be issued but rather a sanction should be applied..
Thus, Lionel Scaloni will not be able to coach Argentina against Peru and Pablo Aimar, a member of the technical team, will take on the role of coach for this match..
What do articles 104 and 145 of the Regulation say?
Article 104: “The teams must strictly respect the time marked for the start of the game. To do so, they must follow all the instructions for timely entry to the playing field, issued by the Match Delegate, in accordance with the countdown. The delay in the start of the match or its resumption as a result of the delay of the team(s) will be subject to the sanctions provided for in the CONMEBOL Disciplinary Code and chapter 16 of these regulations.”
Article 145: “If the players of a team appear on the field of play later than the time scheduled for its start or resumption, or disregarding the instructions of the referee and/or Match Delegate, the responsible AMP may be sanctioned by the disciplinary bodies of the CONMEBOL with a warning in the case of a first infraction, and with a fine in the case of a second or subsequent infractions. In the previous case, the Technical Director in question will be considered responsible in all cases, who will be sanctioned by the disciplinary bodies of the CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL as follows:
- For a first offense: warning of suspension for one match
- For a second or subsequent violation: suspension for one match
- In addition to the disciplinary sanctions described in this article, the AMP must be responsible exclusively for compensation in civil or other matters against the other AMPs and/or affected third parties, exonerating and releasing CONMEBOL from all obligations and liabilities of any nature. as well as liability for damages and/or losses caused to oneself or to third parties.
- Liability for delay in the start and resumption of the match: the failure of the minimum number of players to appear on the field at the time set for the start of the match or for its resumption in the second half may be sanctioned with a fine for each minute of delay (up to 15 minutes after the time set for the entry of the teams onto the field as set out in the match schedule, or counted from the end of the first half in the case of resumption). After 15 minutes, the sanction will be the determination of the result by the judicial bodies in accordance with paragraph 3 of article 16 and paragraph 2 of article 24 of the Disciplinary Code, in addition to the imposition of other accessory sanctions at the discretion of the competent judicial body. The minimum number of players required for the participation of an AMP in a scheduled match of the Competition is 7 (seven) players from the match roster (lineup).
