The first group of referees, assistant referees and VARs completed the pre-season course held by the CONMEBOL Referees Committee, with the objectives of reinforcing technical concepts and procedures on the field of play for all competitions, as well as continue the training of referees in the use of the VAR. A total of 190 referees, assistant referees and VARs, representing all 10 CONMEBOL Member Associations, are part of the Pre-season, divided into three groups, which will train for four days each. In addition, there will be guest referees from UEFA and AFC (Saudi Arabia). All participating referees will be evaluated through technical and fitness tests, which allows the possibility of working on the field in a healthy way. In addition, they will carry out match simulations, training sessions and theoretical classes led by the technical and fitness instructors, members and coordinators of the Referees Committee. The work is carried out in the Video Operation Room (VOR) of the Referee Technological Training Center (CETA) for activities related to the VAR, in the Athletics Facility of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee for fitness tests, and the CONMEBOL HQ, including the General Diaz Stadium, for activities on the field. (Source: CONMEBOL)
Participants (Group 1)
Referees
Argentina
Dario Herrera, Facundo Tello (photo), Leandro Rey, Laura Fortunato, Maximiliano Ramírez, Pablo Echavarria
Chile
Fernando Vejar, Francisco Gilabert, Jose Cabero, Manuel Vergara, Maria Belen, Piero Maza
Paraguay
Carlos Benitez Giancarlos Juliadoza, Jose Mendez, Juan Lopez, Juan Benitez, Mario Diaz De Vivar, Zulma Quinonez
Assistant Referees
Argentina
Gisela Trucco, Jose Savorani, Juan Belatti, Mariana De Almeida, Maximiliano Del Yesso, Pablo Gonzalez, Sebastian Raineri
Chile
Alan Sandoval, Alejandro Molina, Carlos Poblete, Claudio Urrutia, Edson Cisternas, Gabriel Ureta, Jose Retamal
Paraguay
Eduardo Britos, Eduardo Cardozo, Jose Villagra, Julio Aranda, Luis Onieva, Milciades Saldivar, Nancy Fernandez
Video Assistant Referees
Argentina
Pablo Dovalo, Salome Di Iorio
Bolivia
Alvaro Campos, Jorge Justiniano
Brazil
Igor Benevenuto, Jose Rocha, Rodrigo Nunes
Chile
Benjamin Saravia
Colombia
David Rodriguez, Heider Castro, Jenny Parga, Maria Daza, Mauricio Rios
Ecuador
Luis Quiroz, Roberto Sanchez, Susana Corella
Paraguay
Fernando Lopez, Ulises Mereles
Peru
Joel Alarcon
Uruguay
Antonio García
Bolivia
Oscar Maldonado, Jorge Antequera
Brazil
Ricardo Marques, Hilton Moutinho, Italo de Azevedo
Chile
Christian Schiemann
Colombia
Luzmila Gonzalez, Sebastian Restrepo
Ecuador
Jose Carpio, Oswaldo Segura
Paraguay
Victor Martinez, Jorge Mercado, Myriam Melgarejo
Peru
Cesar Escano
Uruguay
Marcelo De Leon
Venezuela
Candelario Andarcia, Marlon Escalante
Referees Committee
Enrique Caceres (PAR), Dario Ubriaco (URU), Jose Buitrago (COL)
Referee Coordinators
Carlos Astroza (CHI), Fredy Arellanos (PER)
Technical Instructors
Gustavo Rossi (ARG), Victor Carrillo (PER), Regildenia Moura (BRA), Barbra Bastias (CHI), Wilson Lamouroux (COL), Ubaldo Aquino (PAR), Juan Cardellino (URU), Wilson Avila (ECU), Olga Miranda (PAR)
Fitness Instructors
Silvio Aguinaga, Juan Araya, Juan Gonzalez
Pablo Dovalo, Salome Di Iorio
Bolivia
Alvaro Campos, Jorge Justiniano
Brazil
Igor Benevenuto, Jose Rocha, Rodrigo Nunes
Chile
Benjamin Saravia
Colombia
David Rodriguez, Heider Castro, Jenny Parga, Maria Daza, Mauricio Rios
Ecuador
Luis Quiroz, Roberto Sanchez, Susana Corella
Paraguay
Fernando Lopez, Ulises Mereles
Peru
Joel Alarcon
Uruguay
Antonio García
VAR Training
Bolivia
Oscar Maldonado, Jorge Antequera
Brazil
Ricardo Marques, Hilton Moutinho, Italo de Azevedo
Chile
Christian Schiemann
Colombia
Luzmila Gonzalez, Sebastian Restrepo
Ecuador
Jose Carpio, Oswaldo Segura
Paraguay
Victor Martinez, Jorge Mercado, Myriam Melgarejo
Peru
Cesar Escano
Uruguay
Marcelo De Leon
Venezuela
Candelario Andarcia, Marlon Escalante
Referees Committee
Enrique Caceres (PAR), Dario Ubriaco (URU), Jose Buitrago (COL)
Referee Coordinators
Carlos Astroza (CHI), Fredy Arellanos (PER)
Technical Instructors
Gustavo Rossi (ARG), Victor Carrillo (PER), Regildenia Moura (BRA), Barbra Bastias (CHI), Wilson Lamouroux (COL), Ubaldo Aquino (PAR), Juan Cardellino (URU), Wilson Avila (ECU), Olga Miranda (PAR)
Fitness Instructors
Silvio Aguinaga, Juan Araya, Juan Gonzalez
