The clash between Bolivia and Panama From the next morning from Monday to Tuesday in Miami and corresponding to the third day of Group C of the Copa América, it will be historic. For the first time in the competition, the refereeing will be 100% female. The Brazilian Edina Alves He will direct the match and will be assisted on the wings by his compatriot Neuza Back and the Colombian Mary Blanco.
In addition, the remaining arbitration appointments are also made up of women. Specifically four more; Mary Penso, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, all of them from the United States including the Nicaraguan Tatiana Guzmán. The four completed the job as the fourth referee and for the VOR room.
This Copa América soccer tournament represents a historic milestone for soccer in the American continent by having women for the first time among the more than one hundred referees appointed to referee the tournament. There are a total of eight of which two are members and the remaining six will attend as assistants. Because the field referees are the Brazilian Edina Alves and the North American María Penso, which is precisely the referee designated by FIFA for the final of the Women’s World Cup on August 20 of last year where Spain won.
Brazilian Neuza Back, Colombian Mary Blanco and Venezuelan Migdalia Rodríguez also attend as assistants. All three attended as representatives of CONMEBOL. Additionally, North Americans Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt joined, along with Nicaraguan Tatiana Guzmán, from CONCACAF.
Source: La Verdad
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