Controversy and Competition: Universitario’s match against César Vallejo in the Liga 1 2024 Apertura Tournament

Universitario faced César Vallejo on date 9 of the Apertura Tournament of League 1 2024

On Saturday, March 30, Universidad César Vallejo faced Universitario de Deportes at the Mansiche stadium in Trujillo for the ninth day of the Liga 1 2024 Apertura Tournament. Just after the first quarter of an hour of the match, the first controversy arose, since the winger The visitor, Andy Polo, was saved from expulsion, despite the intervention of the video referee, which warned of a possible attack against the left-handed back Johan Madrid. Given this, FIFA advisor Miguel Scime spoke about the controversial action.

At 21 minutes into the contest in northern Peru, when the score was tied 0-0, UCV defender, Madrid Reyes, cleared the ball to remove any danger near his own field, but in the attempted rejection He ended up lying on the ground holding his face. Due to this, the match referee, Kevin Ortega, stopped the game to verify the athlete’s condition.

In the replays of the cameras of the channel in charge of the transmission, it was observed how Polo Andrade raises his elbow with the intention of attacking his opponent. On the field, the ‘poets’ coach, Guillermo ‘Chicho’ Salas, demanded the red card and the VAR considered it pertinent to review the play. The central referee was called to analyze the situation on the monitor installed in the venue and after that, he determined that the ‘Jewel’ was only worthy of a warning. With this, 24 minutes into the initial stage the commitment was restarted.

Given the controversial decision of the ‘man in black’, this media outlet contacted former Argentine international referee Miguel Scime, who supported the sanction determined by his colleague. The ‘gaucho’ pointed out that due to the intensity of the impact, a red card on Andy Polo could not be justified.

“The action has a low intensity contact that does not achieve identity to be considered a red card. It’s just a yellow card attitude,” responded the former international referee in dialogue with Infobae Perú.

This was not the only play that featured the member of the Peruvian team, since minutes before he had committed a handball inside the area. After a center from the ‘oranges’ that was pivoted by forward Yorleys Mena, the round hit his upper limb, which was extended. However, the judge decided that it was not criminal.

Referee Kevin Ortega’s final decision was to sanction Andy Polo’s elbow with a yellow card – Credit: Capture Liga 1 Max

After facing each other in the ‘city of eternal spring’, the calendars of Universitario and César Vallejo will look quite tight because both will have double competition.

Universitario de Deportes will begin its participation in Group D of the 2024 Copa Libertadores next Tuesday, April 2, facing LDU de Quito at the Monumental stadium from 9:00 p.m. With only two days of rest, on April 5, they will have to face Alianza Atlético in the same venue for date 10 of the Apertura Tournament. This duel will begin at 8:30 p.m.

For his part, César Vallejo will begin his journey in Group A of the 2024 Copa Sudamericana by hosting Defensa y Justicia at the Mansiche, on Tuesday, April 2 from 9:00 p.m. Three days later, on Saturday the 6th, he will visit Unión Comercio in Tarapoto from 3:30 p.m. in Peru.

2024-03-31 03:40:00
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