Controversial VAR Decision Influences River Plate’s Victory Against Belgrano in League Cup

The VAR audio of the controversy in River-Belgrano over the League Cup

River Plate defeated Belgrano at the Mario Alberto Kempes, in Córdoba, in the last play of the match and qualified for the semifinals of the League Cup. Thanks to Facundo Colidio’s late goal, Matín Demichelis’ team advanced to the round, but there was an action at the beginning of the second half of the match that generated controversy.

It was minute 5 of the complement when an attack by the Córdoba team ended with Franco Jara’s goal. After the goal, the VAR intervened at the start of the play due to an alleged advanced position of the scorer. After the review, it was declared offside and the duel remained tied at zero.

“At the beginning of the attack phase, the light blue player was ahead, so factually, and as indicated by the protocol, he informed the referee of the infraction and he annulled the goal,” indicated the video published by the AFA. from its official YouTube account, a space where the outstanding actions that required the use of the system are uploaded.

“Just save the first one, Facu,” assistant number 1 Ezequiel Brailovsky is heard saying to Tello, the main judge of the match. “Let’s check that one, stay calm,” he adds in the dialogue between the referees on the field and the VAR team to Diego Verlotta (AVAR).

Colidio scored the goal that gave River qualification in the League Cup

“That’s a fine one and I’m going to have to draw lines,” says Héctor Paletta, the man in charge of the video arbitration, in the middle of the audio that was made public. “Facu, don’t restart, let’s check the possible initial offside,” Verlotta suggested to Tello so that he would not continue with the normal development of the match, which should have continued with the half-time kick for the Millonarios. “I have to throw two airlines, because for me it is within the APP,” Paletta told the referee, to which Tello responded: “I have no doubt that yes, throw the line calmly.”

In the next image of the video, the VAR presents the drawing of the line that shows how the Belgrano player (Jara) had a part of the body further forward than that of the River footballer (Paulo Díaz), which is why the offside in the first action of the offensive of those led by Guillermo Farré.

Precisely, the Pirate coach spoke after his team’s defeat at the end of the game when it seemed that the move to the semifinals was going to be on penalties. “I leave with a feeling of bitterness, anger and helplessness. First for losing it on the hour mark and second for the development of the match. What hurts me the most is seeing how the boys turned out in the locker room. I am still satisfied that we deserved the year we had. The boys have given themselves and have had a very great commitment. It leaves me with the feeling that the players played a match worthy of what a final like this deserved,” explained the coach.

Immediately afterwards, Farré referred to his future and left the door open for a possible departure from the Córdoba institution. “We will analyze. I always said that until the tournament was over, I didn’t like to talk about those situations. I know the intention of Artime and the board, but I haven’t sat down to talk about it. A process is finished. What was done during the year is analyzed. How Belgrano was, at the beginning of the year, and how it is today. It is analyzed based on that. Whether we will be part of the process or not.”

2023-12-04 14:22:00
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