Darío Herrera and Jesús Valenzuela are the designated judges for the upcoming games of the Chilean national team. Everyone’s team has a terrible record with both.
THE Conmebol announced the judges who will officiate the upcoming Qualifiers matches The matches valid for the 9th and 10th days, which will be played next October, already have their referees designated. Chile will face Brazil and travel to Colombia on the 10th and 15th of this month.
The Red There will be two key matches, transcendental for the aspirations of the Team of All, which will have to add three more to enter the fight to obtain a ticket for the 2026 World Cup. . In front will be Scratch, who is not having a good time, but is still a rival to be feared; and the coffee team, who occupy an important place in the standings and have just obtained second place in the Copa América.
For the match against Canarinha, the South American football governing body has named Argentine Darío Herrera, while the VAR will take care of Héctor Paletta. . La Roja’s history with the transandino is not the best. In fact, he has never managed to win refereeing a national team match. In total there were three, all valid for the Qualifiers, with two defeats and one draw.
The first came on the road to Qatar 2022. Chile hosted Colombia and drew 2-2 in October 2020. Meanwhile, La Roja lost 4-0 in their visit to Brazil in the penultimate match of the Qualifiers in March 2022.
The last one happened on the way to the 2026 World Cup. In Uruguay, in September 2023, La Celeste won 3-1 against the national team.
For the duel against Colombia, the designated one is the Venezuelan Jesus Valenzuela while Juan Soto will be on the VAR. The llanero comes from the refereeing of La Roja against Argentina in the last double-header, which ended with a 3-0 victory for the home team.
He also did the same on the way to the 2026 World Cup. The judge whistled the match between Chile and the coffee producers in September 2023. This match played in Santiago ended in a goalless draw. On the way to Qatar 2022, he also refereed the all-star team. It was during the 1-1 draw in Argentina, in June 2021. Chile has also failed to win with Valenzuela as the central judge. There are already two draws and a defeat.
Chilean referees
There are also two Chilean referees who have been appointed to officiate during the qualifiers. Both will do so on the 10th.
Piero Maza will be the central judge of the match between Paraguay and Venezuela. Rodrigo Carvajal, meanwhile, will be in charge of the VAR.
On the other hand, Cristian Garay will referee the match between Uruguay and Venezuela and will have Juan Lara in the video referee booth.
Source: Latercera
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