Striking was the start in the 1st division due to the six missteps in protest against the management of Agustín Lozano, which were confirmed by the Disciplinary Committee; but were they done right?
Alianza Lima, Melgar, Cienciano, Cusco FC, Deportivo Municipal and Deportivo Binacional opted not to play in their respective games protest for television rights in against out of Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), chaired by Agustín Lozano. On February 7, the FPF Disciplinary Committee confirmed this walkover Confirmation of the results of the games. However, journalist Phillip Butters pointed out on his show that this may be the case cancel It is Result because, according to FIFA regulations, the match never started.
What do the FIFA regulations say?
In the current FIFA Laws of the Game 21/22, Rule 8 relating to the start and restart of play stipulates that the referee must give the signal at the start of a match and “the ball will be in play when the player who took the kick kicks him and moves significantly”. To complete a walkover, play must have started and then wait the 10 minutes to declare a loss. Using this argument, journalist Phillip Butters argued that the WO can be voided because that game has not started.
In the six games for this result in the Peruvian league, it did not come to that; However, as Juan Luis Tumay, Atlético Grau vs. Melgar delegate, the League 1 regulations provide otherwise. Tumay explained during the broadcast of this game that when the 11th minute comes, the other team has to wait in line for ten minutes, the referees leave the field and do the game report.
Although this is a scenario where the interpretation stands, it all depends on the arguments put forward by each of the parties; For now, however, those games are being skipped by the six teams protesting in this case.