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Being a referee at Conmebol will never be easy. Next Wednesday is the Confederación de Futbol Sudamericano made the audio public between the referee Leodán González and the referees of the VAR stand, with Julio Buascuñán at the helm, during the first leg Semi-finals between River Plate and Palmeiras and the controversy has begun.
Specifically, he released three plays that fans and River Plate players did not like it and it was the five-minute game that demanded a hand from a defender after a deflection by Weverton, blocking a Matías Suárez center. VAR and referee agreed on the decision.
“It’s not a blocking action because he rests it on the ground,” said the central judge the VAR indicated that “the hand is out”.
The second audio released by Conmebol was a goal that was disallowed by Palmeiras in the 31st minute when the assistant referee signaled out of place. The VAR observed a previous hand, so Gustavo Scarpa’s goal would have been canceled anyway.
???? Final of the first stage for the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores: River 0 – Palmeiras 3 (Rony, L. Adriano, Viña).
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– River Plate (@RiverPlate) January 6, 2021
The last piece to become known was Jorge Carrascal’s expulsion from the wheel. Referee González saw a kick from the Colombian footballer and did not hesitate to kick him out. Right decision. He upheld the decision to number 8, “they told the central judge of the VAR.
River Plate is now looking for a miracle in the second stage trying to get one of those epic comebacks to turn it around to 3-0 in Brazil, a mission that seems almost impossible.
The fact is, you don’t have to worry.