FIFA exception on World Cup players boosts Boca, River and Argentine clubs | OneFootball

Several Argentine clubs competing in international tournaments (including River and Boca) were helped by a new FIFA measure regarding the upcoming World Cup. Players called up for the tournament, who originally would have had to leave their clubs before the final group-stage matchday of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, will now be able to join their national team camps after this stage is decided.

The regulations of world football’s governing body state that the period of rest, preparation, and mandatory release of players for the World Cup begins on May 25, with exceptions applied to those playing in the finals of their confederations’ tournaments, namely the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League.

However, a last-minute amendment decided to extend this special permission to those playing in the final group-stage matchday of international competitions (Libertadores and Sudamericana).

This change allows clubs to finish their respective groups with their biggest stars available, something extremely important for teams aiming to qualify for the round of 16, such as Boca with Leandro Paredes and Adam Bareiro, or Huracán and Hernán Galíndez.

Which Argentine teams benefit from the exemption:

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