Copa América: Wilmar Roldán and Nicolas Gallo command a large legion of Colombian referees that includes Mary Blanco

With one month left before the start of the America Cup, the teams already present their squads. On the other hand, the Conmebol Referees Commission He also presented his squad for the international tournament.

There are 101 names including main referees, assistants and VAR who will be present in the matches of this edition of the competition. Furthermore, for the first time in the history of the America Cup, Female referees will be included in the roster, among whom is a Colombian.

The Colombians on this list

In total, with 10 Colombians who will dictate justice in the Copa América matches. As centraltwo of them are summoned: the Antioquian Wilmar Roldan and the caleño John Ospina. Both have extensive experience in international matches and tournaments of that category.

The list continues Nicolás Gallo, followed by Yadir Acuña and David Rodríguez. These will be in charge of assisting the central referee from the room VAR.

The other 5 on the list will be the attendees Alexander Guzmán, Jhon León, Jhon Gallego and Miguel Roldán, brother of Wilmar Roldán, also summoned.

The group is completed by the boyacense Mary Blanco, first Colombian referee to debuted in a Women’s World Cup. This time, Apart from being the first referee to be called to a Copa América, she is also the only Colombian.

The complete list of referees for the Copa América

This time, as part of the cooperation between the UEFA and Conmebol, there will be a team of 5 Italian referees including centre-backs, VAR and assistants who will be present at the tournament. In addition, 16 referees will also be present Concacaf.

On June 12, those summoned will begin the concentration in Dallas to attend a seminar from June 13 to 17, prior to the start of the America Cup. According to Conmebol
, the purpose of the seminar is to “reinforce technical concepts in a comprehensive way, work on physical aspects, in addition to carrying out different training activities on the field, classroom and VAR booths.”

At the seminar, referees will also have the opportunity to evaluate their skills, as well as do physical work in order to ensure safety and decisions in a competition with so little margin for error.

The Copa América begins on June 20 with the match between Argentina and Canada, who will face each other at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Colombia national team will play its first match against Paraguay, on June 24 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.