Gonzalo Montiel had scored 3-0 for River Plate, in the second leg of the CONMEBOL Libertadores semi-finals in the Allianz Parque Stadium, for Palmeiras, but for a while Marcelo Gallardo the Uruguayan referee celebrated Esteban Ostojich destroyed it at the request of the VAR.
The Doll’s team matched the streak 3-3, after falling 3-0 in the first leg, and the winger celebrated with his teammates. It was there when the judge came into contact with the Colombian Nicolas Gallo to analyze the game that ended in a goal.
Several minutes passed until the image showed that it was not Montiel who was offside, but Rafael Borré at the beginning of the game the one who was out of the game.
Then another controversy happened that night when the referee imposed a penalty from Alan Empereur on Matías Suárez, but again TRUE he analyzed the piece and eventually backed out, unleashing the anger of all the River Plate who was down with one less for Robert Rojas’ ouster.
To add more drama and suspense at the end of the game, Ostojich discussed an action that made it appear as if there was a penalty for Gallardo’s team, but eventually an offside was visualized when the ball started. So River won 2-0, but was left out by a 3-2 aggregate.