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Conmebol Releases Note with New Guidelines

Every fan who follows the Copa Libertadores da América knows what happens when a team is ahead on the scoreboard and the game is near the end: they stall. To put an end to this 'malice', Conmebol released a note with guidelines to end this wasted time in South American competitions.

“With less wasted time, there will be more games. With more games, the demands increase and, with that, the matches and tournaments become more attractive and this benefits clubs and Associations. Among the main objectives are: minimizing interruptions caused by substitutions or medical attention, ensuring greater control of time to get as close as possible to the 90 minutes of play and issuing warnings to those who deliberately delay the restart of the match”, added Conmebol.

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF STALLING?

In South American football, when a team is ahead, it is common for players to simulate injuries. Additionally, the goalkeeper takes their time to kick the ball back into play. Finally, if the home team is winning, the ball boys take their time to replace the balls or even disappear with the 'work tool'. Therefore, after Conmebol's note, the expectation is that the games will flow better starting this Tuesday (12), when the round of 16 of the Libertadores begins.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY IN THE LIBERTADORES?

Therefore, already under Conmebol's new orders against stalling, Flamengo takes to the field this Wednesday (13), in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores da América. Thus, the ball rolls starting at 21:30 (Brasília time), at the Maracanã, against Internacional.

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