The rule was considered a tie-breaking factor in decisive phases of the Copa Libertadores, Sudamericana and Recopa.
Through a statement, The South American Football Confederation announced this Thursday the elimination of the “away goal” rule which he applied in his competitions in decisive phases, as a tie-breaking factor.
The rector of South American football detailed that “eliminates the away goal” in their competitions and that from now on “All the goals of the Conmebol tournaments will have the same value.”
CONMEBOL eliminates the “away goal”. From now on, all the goals of the CONMEBOL tournaments will have the same value, it will no longer be considered as a tie-breaking factor the many converted as a visitor. With this, it is aimed at greater sports justice.
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) November 25, 2021
The rule allowed a Advantage for away scoring teams in direct braces, which in the event of a tie in results favored the team that had scored the most goals away from home, thus a 0-0 in the first leg left the option for the visitor in the return, who with a score of 1-1 won the series.
With this new regulation “Will no longer be considered as a tie-breaking factor the many turned into visitor quality ”, with which the entity “aims at greater sports justice.”
The new disposition of Conmebol determines that in case of equality in the overall result of a key, the definition will be extended to the extensions, if the phase determines it, or directly to the penalty shootout. (D)
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