Maracanã first in Brazil with semi-automated offside system | OneFootball

CBF, in partnership with Genius Sports, completed the installation of the semi-automatic offside system (SAOT) cameras this Wednesday (28th) at Maracanã, the home of Fluminense. With this, the stadium becomes the first in Brazil to feature the technology.

In total, 28 cameras were installed to cover the entire field. Now, the next step will be enabling the lines, a necessary stage before the testing phase of the system begins ahead of its official use in the Brazilian Championship.

The implementation was overseen by the president of the CBF's Refereeing Working Group, Netto Góes. After Maracanã, the next stadiums to receive the equipment will be Nilton Santos, Arena MRV, Mineirão, and Mangueirão.

The organization expects that SAOT will bring more speed and accuracy to offside decisions throughout the national competition.

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