The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will this Friday appeal to Conmebol to lift the one-match suspension due to Neymar's red card during the Copa América and will also assure that the linesman provoked the player by calling him a "diver".

The director of the CBF's legal department, Carlos Eugenio Lopez, told the Globoesporte sports website that the Chilean linesman, Carlos Astroza, tried to wind Neymar up during the game against Colombia by repeatedly calling him a "diver".

Moreover, the Brazilians will try to show that Neymar thought that the game hadn't ended when he kicked the ball at Armero, the action that sparked off all the pushing and shoving between the two teams which led to Neymar and Bacca being shown red cards.

Neymar and Bacca have both been provisionally punished with a one-game suspension and therefore Bacca will not be able to play Group C's next games on Sunday. Before being shown the red card, the Brazilian forward had been shown a yellow, the second of the tournament, meaning that he, no matter what Conmebol decide to do regarding the red card, will also miss out on this Sunday's game.