Conmebol announces referees for Libertadores quarter-final second legs | OneFootball

Conmebol announced this Friday the referees for the second-leg matches of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. Palmeiras, São Paulo, and Flamengo are the Brazilian teams still alive in the race for the title.

Palmeiras vs River Plate-ARG

The referee for Verdão’s match, whose opponent is River Plate from Argentina, will be the Uruguayan Andrés Monte, who will be assisted by his compatriots Nicolas Taran and Andrés Nievas. The VAR will be operated by Christian Ferreyra, also from Uruguay.

Palmeiras won the first leg 2-1 at the Más Monumental stadium in Argentina and only needs a draw to advance to the Libertadores semifinals. If they go through, the green-and-white team will face the winner of the match between LDU-EQU and São Paulo.

The match is scheduled for next Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque, in São Paulo.

São Paulo vs LDU-EQU

The referee for the decisive match between São Paulo and LDU-EQU will be the Venezuelan Alexis Ferreira, who will work alongside assistants Lubin Torrealba and Alberto Ponte, also from Venezuela. Juan Soto, from the same country, will be in charge of VAR.

Unlike their rival, Tricolor lost the first leg 2-0 at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium in Quito, Ecuador. Thus, Hernán Crespo’s team will have to win by three or more goals to advance in regular time.

The match will take place at Morumbis, in São Paulo, next Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Estudiantes-ARG vs Flamengo

Flamengo is seeking a spot in the semifinals against Estudiantes from Argentina. The first match, which ended with a 2-1 win for the red-and-black team, was marked by controversial refereeing from Colombian referee Andrés Rojas, who sent off Gonzalo Plata in a contentious incident. Conmebol, however, rescinded the red card given to the striker from the Rio team.

The refereeing trio for the return match will be Chilean. Piero Maza will be the main referee, while Claudio Urrutia and Jose Retamal will be the assistants. Jose Cabero will be responsible for VAR.

The decisive clash between the teams is scheduled for next Thursday at 9:30 p.m., at Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata, Argentina.

Racing-ARG vs Vélez-ARG

The only quarterfinal match without Brazilian teams in the Libertadores is between the Argentinians Racing and Vélez Sarsfield. In the first leg, the team from Avellaneda won 1-0 and has the advantage of deciding at home. The Uruguayan Esteban Ostojich will be the referee, accompanied by assistants Martin Soppi and Hector Bergalo, as well as Andres Cunha, who will be in charge of VAR.

The teams will face each other next Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., at Presidente Perón stadium in Avellaneda, Argentina.

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