The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) announced on Tuesday (1st) the adoption of new rules for the South American Cup and Copa Libertadores disputes.
The continental confederation will adopt the measures of the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The main change will be to try to prevent goalkeepers from taking time to replenish the ball at stake.
“From now on, goalkeepers will be able to keep the ball for a maximum of eight seconds. If they exceed this time, they will be penalized with a corner in favor of the opposing team. This new rule aims to accelerate the game and avoid unnecessary delays,” says the text.
It still makes explicit that the referee must indicate the beginning of counting so that everyone on the field is aware. The recommendation began to be
Still following new recommendations, only the captain of each team can approach to communicate with the referee. Referees may also implement the option to publicly announce decisions made after reviewing the video referee.
Libertadores and South American
Main tournaments between clubs, AEA starts on Tuesday (1st) the group stage.
South American Games
- Unión Santa Fe-ARG x Cruzeiro-19h-South American
- Boston River-uru x Guaraní-PAR – 19h – Sul-American
- National Potosí-Bol Xbol-Arg-19h
- Sports Iquique-Chi X Caracas-Ven-19h-Sul-American
- Scienceno-Per X Atlético-21h30-Sul-American
- Once Caldas-Col x Fluminense-9:30 pm-South American
Liberators Games
- Carabobo-Ven X Students-Arg-19h-Libertadores
- Cerro Porteño-Par X Bolívar-Bol-19h-Libertadores
- Atlético Bucaramanga-Col x Colo-Colo-Cho-9:30 pm-Libertadores
- Fortaleza x Racing-ARG-9:30 pm-Libertadores
- Barcelona-Equ x Independiente del Valle-equ-23h-Libertadores
- Lima-Per X Libertad-PAR-23h-Libertadores Alliance-Libertadores
