Along with the Olympic Games, Liga MX It will start the Apertura 2021 tournament with several absences among those summoned to the Gold Cup, the Olympians themselves and the rest to those footballers who went to the Copa América, but have succeeded in one of the most important aspects in terms of health.
Through a statement, Liga MX published the protocol to follow in case of concussions during a match, this at the request of FIFA, which since December 2020 urged all leagues in the world to develop this protocol and apply it from the 2021-22 season.
The Liga MX protocol will be similar to that of the NFL and will be applied in both the men’s and women’s First Division, as well as in the Expansion League. In each of the official matches of these three leagues, there will be a certified specialist doctor to evaluate the player’s medical conditions.
The independent physician will evaluate the concussion
In total, 74 doctors have already been certified by the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery to attend to these cases and are independent of the teams, so they will be responsible for deciding whether a player can continue on the court or should leave for safety and medical recommendation.
“The Specialist Doctor will be solely responsible for deciding on the possibility of the player continuing in the game, being under observation or being transferred to a Medical Center”.
You must be at the stadium one hour before the game
The doctor appointed to the parties must arrive at the host stadium at least 60 minutes before the start of the match and it will be located in the gang zone, on the side of the benches, next to the paramedics.
It must remain there until the match commissioner or the central referee on duty notifies that there were no incidents related to concussions.
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What will Liga MX do if the doctor does not arrive?
In this case, the specialist doctor would only have authorization to be absent due to force majeure. The next step is for the match commissioner to notify both clubs of the doctor’s absence.
Responsibility in the event of a concussion It will fall to the medical bodies of each club, of preference with the signed consent of the absent doctor ”.
The most recent and serious case of a concussion in Liga MX was that of César Montes in the second leg of the Quarterfinals, against Santos. The player left the game before the end of the first half.
