New setback in the LaLiga conflict with the national team stoppage involving the players of the CONMEBOL teams. As published by Cadena SER, the Competition Committee denies Tebas to postpone Sevilla-Barcelona and Villarreal-Alavés and they will have to be played on the weekend of September 10 to 12, when it corresponds to the fourth day.
LaLiga, which will make private charters available to the players involved so that they can return on time, modified the schedule of the matches of the fourth day. Delaying the start of this until Saturday afternoon and playing the bulk of the games on Sunday and Monday evening.
The conflict
LaLiga presented a battle to FIFA and CONMEBOL for the national team stoppage. He denounced before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), without success, the decision of FIFA to extend the number of days and matches (from two to three) for the concentrations of the South American teams in September and October. Some dates in which the qualifying phases for the next World Cup in Qatar are disputed. An extension that puts at risk that South American players arrive in time to play the fourth day of LaLiga Santander and which led to requesting the Competition to postpone Villarreal-Alavés and Sevilla-Barcelona corresponding to that weekend.
The reason for requesting such postponements lies in the difficulty for the CONMEBOL national team players to return in time to play for their clubs (it should be remembered that the teams are obliged to give up their players to the senior teams when so required). The last match of the qualifying phase for the Qatar World Cup of the CONMEBOL countries will take place from the early hours of Thursday to Friday. Which would lead to the return of the 28 LaLiga players involved could not be back in Spain until Friday night or the same Saturday. Which would prevent anyone from arriving in time to play. Or what if they are on time, are not in the ideal conditions. “It is clear that they will not be in a position to compete on equal terms with their clubs. And in October we will face this nonsense again,” they report to LaLiga.
However, Everything complicates that on the following Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14 and 15 respectively, the first day of the Champions League will be played. This makes it impossible for Sevilla, Villarreal and Barcelona, who will play on Tuesday, to play their league clash on Sunday (due to rest). What would force to play on saturday. Day on which the CONMEBOL footballers would return, if they arrive on time.
LaLiga players involved
Argentina: Rulli, Montiel, Pezella, Foyth, Acuña, De Paul, Gido Rodríguez, Papu Gómez and Correa.
Brazil: Casemiro, Militao and Vinicius
chili: Claudio Bravo, Enzo Roco and Alarcón.
Ecuador: Stupiñán.
Paraguay: Alderete and Arzamendia.
Peru: Tapia and Abram.
Uruguay: Luis Suárez, Giménez, Araujo, Arambarri, Valverde, Brian Rodríguez and Maxi Gómez.
Venezuela: Machís and Alexander.