Overview
- CONMEBOL confirmed Facundo Colidio cannot play for Vasco in the Sudamericana semifinal against Boca because he remained on River Plate’s registered list for the competition’s final phase.
- Vasco submitted Colidio’s transfer paperwork after CONMEBOL’s deadline, a delay that reports say lasted roughly three hours and forced River to keep him on its official tournament list.
- Vasco and Colidio sent communications and evidence to CONMEBOL seeking an exception, but those appeals were denied and the player will be unavailable for the two-leg tie.
- Vasco will face Boca at La Bombonera on October 13 with the return in Rio on October 20 and the winner will advance to the November 21 final in Barranquilla.
- Colidio has publicly called the outcome unfair and urged a review of the rule while remaining eligible to play for Vasco in Brazil’s domestic league.