CONMEBOL will implement a new form of appointment of referees for Copa Libertadores, in response to the circumstances derived from the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to avoid long trips, the referees will be from neighboring countries - where laboratory tests will be done before leaving - and will travel to the venues by air or land, depending on the conditions. For the referees, the bubble that will govern the teams - which must remain in the local country for a very limited amount of time - does not apply, but they must undergo the quarantine imposed and approved by each government. Once this period is over, they will stay in the country for the duration of the group stage of the tournament, waiting for the appointments for the different matches that are being in that territory. These referee assignments are possible following the changes in the CONMEBOL Libertadores regulations approved by the Council.
Selected referees and their assigned countries:
Argentina: Anderson Daronco, Bruno Arleu, Fabricio Vilarinho, Rafael Alves (BRA), Roberto Tobar, Cristian Garay, Christian Schiemann, Claudio Rios (CHI)
Bolivia: Angelo Hermosilla, Piero Maza, Alejandro Molina, Claudio Urrutia, Jose Retamal, Edson Cisternas (CHI)
Brazil: Fernando Rapallini, Patricio Loustau, Facundo Tello, Juan Belatti, Ezequiel Brailovsky, Diego Bonfa, Gabriel Chade, Pablo Gonzalez, Facundo Rodriguez (ARG) Leodan Gonzalez, Esteban Ostojich, Nicolas Taran, Richard Trinidad (URU)
Argentina: Anderson Daronco, Bruno Arleu, Fabricio Vilarinho, Rafael Alves (BRA), Roberto Tobar, Cristian Garay, Christian Schiemann, Claudio Rios (CHI)
Bolivia: Angelo Hermosilla, Piero Maza, Alejandro Molina, Claudio Urrutia, Jose Retamal, Edson Cisternas (CHI)
Brazil: Fernando Rapallini, Patricio Loustau, Facundo Tello, Juan Belatti, Ezequiel Brailovsky, Diego Bonfa, Gabriel Chade, Pablo Gonzalez, Facundo Rodriguez (ARG) Leodan Gonzalez, Esteban Ostojich, Nicolas Taran, Richard Trinidad (URU)
Chile: Mauro Vigliano, Darao Herrera, Julio Fernandez, Cristian Navarro (ARG)
Colombia: Carlos Orbe, Guillermo Guerrero, Augusto Aragon, Byron Romero, Christian Lescano, Ricardo Baren (ECU), Josa Argote, Alexis Herrera, Jesus Valenzuela, Jorge Urrego, Francheskoly Chacon, Luis Murillo (VEN)
Ecuador: Diego Haro, Kevin Ortega, Jonny Bossio, Michael Orue (PER), Wilmar Roldan, John Ospina, Miguel Roldan, Sebastian Vela (COL), Luis Quiroz, Christian Lescano, Byron Romero, Roberto Sanchez (ECU)
Paraguay: Nestor Pitana (ARG), Rodolpho Toski, Bruno Boschilia, Kleber Gil (BRA), Gustavo Tejera, Martin Soppi, Carlos Barreiro (URU)
Peru: Ivo Mendez, Gery Vargas, Jose Antelo, Edwar Saavedra (BOL)
Uruguay: Juan BenÃtez, Jose Mendez, Milciades Saldivar, Eduardo Cardozo (PAR)
Venezuela: Andres Rojas, Nicolas Gallo, Alexander Guzman, John Leon (COL), Flavio Souza, Braulio Machado, Marcelo Van Gasse, Bruno Pires (BRA).
Source: CONMEBOL
Source: CONMEBOL