“Soon we won’t be able to score”: Toto Salvio on Argentina’s new rule | OneFootball

The National Directorate of Refereeing announced last Wednesday the new rule that prohibits players from standing with both feet on the ball, a gesture that will be considered unsportsmanlike and punished with a yellow card and an indirect free kick. Eduardo Salvio, a Lanús leader, was the first footballer to publicly oppose this rule, writing on his social media: “One of these days we won’t even be allowed to score goals anymore so the other team doesn’t get sad.”

The decision by the National Directorate of Refereeing, the body headed by former referee Federico Beligoy, was made official after the play by Unión’s Julián Palacios during the match against Estudiantes. The Tatengue midfielder stood with both feet on the ball right at midfield, sparked a reaction from the entire Pincha side, and it led to an altercation near the end.

The enforcement of this new rule goes hand in hand with the regulations of the Brazilian Football Confederation, which since 2025 has begun punishing this “showboat move” with a booking and an indirect free kick, something Valentín Barco has already been seen doing.

At that time, the incident that served as the trigger was an identical sequence to what happened last Saturday in Argentina. Memphis Depay, a Corinthians forward, made the gesture during the Paulista Championship final that they won against Palmeiras and sparked a widespread scuffle. As a result, the CBF began classifying the action as provocative toward the opponent.

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