The CONMEBOL has confirmed that The pink card will debut in the Copa América 2024 which will be held in June 2024 in the United States.
The pink card will be used to notifyafter informing the referee or fourth referee, of a possible change by team due to suspicion of head trauma or concussion.
“When the concussion substitution is used, the opposing team will automatically have the possibility of making an additional substitution,” shared the Directorate of Competitions and Operations of CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) to explain what would be a sixth change to take care of the players’ health.
The protocol states that “if a regular substitution is made at the same time as a concussion substitution, a substitution opportunity will be deducted. When a team has used all regular substitution opportunities, it may not use a concussion substitution to make a regular replacement.”
When can the pink card be used in football? This is Article 96
Article 96 – Substitution in the event of suspicion of craniocerebral trauma and concussion.
I. Up to 1 (one) substitution per team per match may be made in the event of suspicion of craniocerebral trauma and concussion, being independent of the 5 (five) substitutions mentioned in this Regulation in the preceding article (in case of extension, six substitutions ). Substitution due to concussion may be carried out regardless of the number of substitutions made up to the moment it occurs.
II. If the team decides to carry out the substitution due to concussion, the main referee or the fourth official will be informed. For this substitution, a pink card will be used, different from the other replacement cards.
III. However, if a normal substitution is made at the same time as a concussion substitution, one substitution opportunity will be deducted. When a team has used all regular substitution opportunities, it may not use a concussion substitution to make a regular substitution.
IV. When a concussion substitution is used, the opposing team will automatically have the possibility of making an additional substitution. The main referee or the fourth referee will inform the opposing team that, from that moment on, they have the option of using an additional substitute and an additional substitution opportunity, which can be carried out simultaneously or after the substitution due to concussion. cerebral that the opposing team has made. This additional opportunity can only be used for an additional substitution, not for regular substitutions.
V. A player who suffers a concussion or is suspected of having suffered one will not be able to return to the game or participate in the penalty shoot-out and, whenever possible, will be accompanied to the locker room or a medical center.
SAW. Once the match is over (with a maximum period of 24 hours after its end), it will be mandatory for the team doctor who has detected this suspicion on the field of play and whether or not he has replaced the player, to send the SCAT5 form (standardized tool for evaluating concussions). brain), complete and signed by him, to the medical commission of CONMEBOL
2024-05-23 06:29:30
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