The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) eliminated the away goal on Thursday to provide “greater sports justice.” This measure implies a return to the competition format prior to the Copa Libertadores de América 2005, which São Paulo of Brazil won.
From now on, all the goals of the Conmebol tournaments will have the same value, the many converted as a visitor will no longer be considered as a tie-breaking factor. With this, it is aimed at greater sports justice, “the continental entity announced on its official Twitter account.
The decision will be implemented from the next competitions in 2022 and will not modify the definition of this Saturday’s final between Flamengo and Palmeiras at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo.
The “double away goal” was used as a kind of “incentive” for the teams that played as visitors in Conmebol tournaments, in matches that were played back and forth, in which in case of a tie in the result Overall, the goal scored by the visiting club was worth double. Some years ago, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) had already withdrawn it from all its tournaments.
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