The Chilean fury does not stop. In that country they feel that the team stopped being awarded a penalty that could change the result of the match against Uruguay, which ended up losing 2-1 in Montevideo. A hand from Sebastián Coates, with three minutes remaining in the engagement, was not whistled with the penalty from the white spot, because the VAR decided that the contact did not give to be sanctioned with the maximum penalty.
The outrage passed through Reinaldo Rueda, coach of La Roja, as well as his players and historical references such as Iván Zamorano. Even the ANFP leaders demanded that Conmebol let them see the video in which the judges analyzed the controversial play with the Video Arbitration Assistance.
In the video you can see how the referee Eber Aquino makes the decision not to give a penalty, after a debate with the VAR judges, led by Juan Méndez.
“I see that the arm is in a natural position… Let’s see, frame by frame, forward, one more, back, back, forward, point of contact. The point of contact is in a natural position ”, say the VAR judges.
Finally, they communicate the final decision to Aquino. “Done, that’s perfect. Eber, everything checked, we see a natural position, we continue, we continue… ”.
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