It happened in a stopped ball, 20 minutes after the start of the crossing between Atlético Paranaense Y River, for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Liberators cup. Santiago Sosa entered the area with full force and impacted on Leo Cittadini, reference of the homeowner. And the blow that he applied in his eagerness to get to head pulled out a tooth and caused a hemorrhage. The Colombian referee Andres Rojas should have shown him the red card. But they didn’t even show him the yellow one.
Cittadini did not see Sosa coming, since he was attentive to Javier Pinola’s mark. The youth, in fact, hits him in the face with a shoulder, which left him lying on the grass, with blood in his mouth and, said he was left without one of his teeth.
Why should the steering wheel have been ejected? The play is measured by the action, the force applied and its consequences. River’s player is going to head ignoring the opponent’s physique. The blow that occurs deserves a free kick and a red card for excessive use of force.
It was probably the judge’s first mistake of several in the first half. In the first risky play of the match, favorable for the Brazilians, there was a foul in the curtain. River was not penalized for a clear infraction in favor on the edge of the area. And he allowed several hits without penalty.
It is worth remembering that the refereeing teams have the support of the Video Refereeing Assistance, which they can call in the event of a blow that deserves a red card. In this case, neither the VAR nor Rojas understood that the attack should be sanctioned, contrary to the regulations. Cittadini then retaliated with Montiel in an action in which he arrived at a junction at the wrong time and, there yes, he saw the yellow acrylic.
In the second half, the referee claimed responsibility for the expulsion of Reinaldo: his leg was dangerously high and, as he had already been booked, the second yellow sent him to the showers after 66 minutes of play. And the visiting pressure led to the final 1-1.
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