The unusual amount of changes triggered the controversy, but the Brazilian selection states that it acted under the regulation. What happened?
Brazil He got an agonizing victory against Colombiawith a goal in the discount time, and thus achieved three key points for the classification to the World Cup 2026. The “Verdeamarelha” is now second in the table of the Qualifyingwith 21 points, behind Argentina.
However, the match against Colombia It was involved in the controversy and even spoke of loss of points because Brazil made 7 changes! How could you do so many?
Despite what was generated post game, the Brazilian selected is calm since he claims to have acted under regulation. It turns out that, averaging the second half, there was a very hard clash of heads between Alisson and Davison Sánchez. This generated a lot of concern in both teams and the two players had to be replaced by caution.
This resulted in the chance that Brazilalso Colombiaadd two more changes. Because? Article 96 of the CONMEBOL states that in case of “Replacement against suspected head trauma and brain shock” The two teams are allowed to add one more change.
The particularity was that as in this case there was a player on each side that had to leave, then two extra modifications were enabled for each team.
Brazil, in the first half he had put Joelinton by Gersonand then in the second window he executed four modifications: Bento For the injured Alisson, André by Guimarães, Savio by Rodrygo and Wesley by Vanderson. While Colombia only modified a Sanchez by Costs.
The situation generated by the scandal was the last change already in time of discount, where the DT Dorival He took a Vinicius To enter LEO ORTIZ. This substitution was the seventh of the meeting and which caused the controversy, despite being included within the regulations of the CONMEBOL.
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