2024-09-29 17:10:34
Colo Colo and River Plate will face each other in the second leg quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores this Tuesday, September 24 at 9:30 p.m.
The match between Colo Colo and River Plate at the Monumental Stadium in Santiago had as its main controversial event the unjust expulsion of Maximiliano Falcón, who saw a double yellow after receiving a clear attack from Paulo Díaz in the last minutes, who also received a red card.
Given this situation, Blanco y Negro had announced that they would try to appeal for his expulsion, despite the fact that Conmebol is clear in respecting the arbitration decisions regarding this type of actions.
“We are talking to our lawyers, on Wednesday we are going to talk to them, they are looking at the images and how we can appeal. Because it is not for expulsion, there is no where,” declared Aníbal Mosa, president of Black and White.
However, the Alba hopes were quickly slammed by Conmebol, since according to Radio Cooperativa, Colo Colo’s appeal was rejected, pointing out that the Disciplinary Code specifies that “the decisions made by the referee on the field of play are definitive and will not be reviewed by the Judicial Bodies of Conmebol.”
In this way, Maximiliano Falcón will be the main casualty of Jorge Almirón’s team to face River Plate in the return. although in any case the Uruguayan defender will be part of the delegation that travels to Buenos Aires.
Colo Colo and River Plate will face each other in the second leg quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores this Tuesday, September 24 at 9:30 p.m., at the Más Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.