Controversial Red Card and its Impact on the Unión vs Boca Juniors Match

It seemed to be a play without major risk on the right side of the field of play with Edinson Cavani trying to locate a teammate before controlling the ball in a hurry on the sideline. But Franco Calderón did not seem to measure the consequences, he tried to recover the ball and ended up hitting the ankle of the Boca Juniors forward squarely. The result? A straight red.

It was only 27 minutes into the first half at La Bombonera and the homeowner was already ahead on the scoreboard due to the score that defender Marcos Rojo had signed before 10 minutes of action. The 25-year-old central marker went behind the Uruguayan attacker, swept and hit the right Achilles heel area of ​​the 36-year-old Uruguayan striker with his blocks.

Referee Yael Falcón Pérez did not wait for instructions or recommendations from the VAR. He immediately ran to the foul sector and showed the Tatengue man a direct red card, in a decision that unleashed the fury of the entire visiting substitute bench, especially his coach Cristian Kily González. By action or omission, the foul must be measured by the point of contact (Achilles) and what it is done with (the blocks), so this combination led to the judge’s success in showing the red card.

After the protest of the Unión footballers, the match was reactivated with a free kick from that area that led to another goal from Marcos Rojo. However, Falcón Pérez and his linesman were right again: he was in an advanced position when the pass was made.

From there, Kily González became very upset. Of course, his team was playing a great game, despite the partial defeat, and he was close to scoring, but with the man down it was difficult. And this is what he stated at a press conference: “The referee did not hesitate for a second to send him off, I looked at the play 10 times and I think it is not to send him off. Is yellow. But hey, what I say now doesn’t matter. Playing with Boca for almost an hour with one less… We reached a tie and we couldn’t sustain it.”

At the end of the first half, Unión finally tied the score, much to the comfort of their coach. It should be remembered that Tatengue is fighting to maintain the category. With 41 points, it is one of the eight teams that is close to the last place in the Annual Table that Huracán currently has with 38.

2023-10-21 03:52:00
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