Suarez's transfer was initially thought to be precipitated by the infamous biting incident with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the Uruguay-Italy match at this year's World Cup. However, according to Uruguay team manager Oscar Tabarez, the Suarez transfer had been a long time coming.
According to the official website of the world soccer body, Marco Rodríguez of Mexico will be handling the match slated to be played in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Rodríguez, who has handled two previous tournament finals matches, officiated the June 24 match that Uruguay won over Italy in a 1-0 win and Belgium's 2-1 stunning defeat against Algeria.
According to Bastian Schweinsteiger, Brazil should not have been allowed to get away with "hard tackling" at the World Cup, Daily mail reported. Schweinsteiger is also publicly calling for the tournament referees assigned to the match to keep a keen eye on Luis Felipe Scolari's side.
The disciplinary committee has officially cleared Colombia's Juan Camilo Zuniga from liability regarding the incident that that resulted to Brazil Neymar incurring a career-threatening back injury during the teams' quarterfinals match.
