2024-07-18 18:41:20
The Brazilian referee has only officiated one match in the current Copa América and has a history that revives the nightmares of the coffee growers.
Argentina and Colombia They will face each other this Sunday in the 2024 Copa America finalwith the aim of adding a new trophy to their showcases.
In this context, the crucial duel begins to take shape with the appointment of the refereeing team, which will be led by the Brazilian Raphael Clauswho will be accompanied by linesmen Bruno Pires (BRA), Rodrigo Correa (BRA) and fourth official Juan Benítez (PAR).
Before this match, Argentina had easily defeated Canada 2-0. Colombia did the same in the semi-final against Uruguay, where they won 1-0 after playing with one less man for most of the match.
Raphael Claus, the referee of Colombia’s last defeat
The Brazilian referee Raphael Claus He is 44 years old and throughout his career he has directed South American Qualifiers, the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
Despite his nationality, the referee has a background that gives Argentina hope for the final against Colombia. Claus is the same referee who officiated the last defeat of the coffee growerswho arrive with an unbeaten record of 28 games.
In fact, The last defeat of those led by Néstor Lorenzo was precisely against the Albicelestewhen the Colombians fell 1-0 in February 2022 in the qualifiers.
Considering the above, the history of La Tricolor being refereed by Claus It is like this: a victory (2-1 against Peru in Copa América 2021), a tie (1-1 against Paraguay in the qualifiers) and a defeat (0-1 against Argentina in the 2022 Qualifiers).
For its part, Argentina has achieved a victory and a draw against Paraguay, and a draw against Ecuador.
Regarding this edition of the Copa América, Raphael Claus has only directed one match, which ended with a 1-0 victory for Venezuela over Mexicowhere he awarded a penalty for each side.
When, at what time and where to watch the 2024 Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia?
Argentina and Colombia will face each other in the final of the 2024 Copa América This Sunday, July 14th at 8:00 p.m. in Chile.
The duel will be broadcast on Open TV through CHV and Channel 13in addition to DSports. By streamingthe commitment will be available through DGO and the web signals of the aforementioned national channels.