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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 20 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Brazil to introduce VAR after refereeing error VIDEO Assistant Referees (VAR) are to be introduced in the Brazilian first division, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Monday, the day after league leaders Corinthians beat Vasco da Gama with a goal bundled into the net by an arm. Former Brazil striker Jo used his arm to score the only goal of the game in a move that was missed by the ref- eree and assistant, who was standing just yards from the incident. Vasco protested at the CBF headquarters on Monday and authorities decided to expedite the introduction of the VAR system that was planned for later this year. "Given the instances of recent errors that could have been avoided with the use of technology the president of the CBF Marco Polo Del Nero got his team together on Monday and determined that Video Referees should be introduced in the Serie A as soon as possible," a statement from the CBF said. Officials said they hoped to have the system ready by next weekend. The CBF have tested the VAR system in games but were not expecting a full roll out until the end of the season. Corinthians extended their lead at the top of the Se- rie A table with Sunday's 1-0 win. The Sao Paulo club are 10 points ahead of second placed Gremio with 14 games remaining. President of Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Marco Polo Del Nero United will miss Pogba, says Mkhitaryan MANCHESTER United may struggle to maintain their ex- plosive start to the Premier League season if injured mid- fielder Paul Pogba is out for long, the club's playmaker Hen- rikh Mkhitaryan has said. Pogba hurt his hamstring dur- ing United's Champions League win over Basel last week and will undergo further scans to determine his recovery period. The France international, who captained United against the Swiss champions, limped off in the 3-0 win and some reports have suggested he could be out for 12 weeks with a muscle tear. But manager Jose Mourinho has said the nature of the injury would not be known until after the results of the scans. United thumped Everton 4-0 over the weekend with Mar- ouane Fellaini stepping in for Pogba but Mkhitaryan said the club would miss Pogba's creativity that has helped them script big victories this season. "It's hard, because he's a top player for us," he told France's SFR Sport. "It's going to be very difficult, but the coach knows how to make up for that and we're going to help him come back stronger." Mourinho's side share top spot in the Premier League ta- ble with Manchester City and have 13 points from five games. Both Manchester clubs have scored 16 goals and conceded only two. United host Championship side (second tier) Burton Al- bion in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday be- fore travelling to Southampton in the league on Saturday. Manchester United's Paul Pogba receives medical attention after sustaining an injury