Fla win by walkover? Conmebol confirms ruling after 🇨🇴 incidents | OneFootball

The Conmebol Disciplinary Committee confirmed this Thursday (21) what had been expected.

Flamengo was declared the winner by forfeit of the match against Independiente Medellín, which lasted only three minutes on the 7th.

The game ended up being suspended after incidents that had already been happening before kickoff and intensified once the match began at Atanasio Girardot.

The Rubro-Negro now adds three more points and a three-goal advantage, since the scoreline for a forfeit is 3-0.

That confirmed first place in the group after reaching 13 points in five matches — something that only depended on the official confirmation of the forfeit.

Fla will now go in search of 16 points and the best record in the group stage, which would guarantee the advantage of hosting the second leg through a possible semifinal.

Independiente Rivadavia, Corinthians, Rosario Central and Mirassol are also in that race. 

The challenge remaining for the Rubro-Negro will be on Tuesday (26), when it hosts Cusco at the Maracanã.

DIM (seven points) and Estudiantes (six) will face off directly for the second spot.

And the Colombian team will have no fans in attendance, as it was also punished with five matches behind closed doors in Conmebol tournaments.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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