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“It was a clear foul. It can’t be that the referee and the blessed VAR don’t see that,” Chiquito Romero roared once Estudiantes and Boca Juniors tied 1-1 in the Liga Profesional . Indeed, the performance of referee Darío Herrera and the Video Assistance Service in charge of Germán Delfino ended up being decisive in the result. Because Edwin Cetré ’s goal ten minutes from the end should have been annulled due to two fouls in the same sequence.
Xeneize was winning 1-0 thanks to a goal by Milton Giménez – who was later rightly sent off – at the start of the second half. At 80 minutes into the game, full-back Eric Meza sent a venomous cross into the heart of the area and, after a header by Cristian Lema , Romero’s attempt to get out was left halfway and the aforementioned Cetré jumped over Luis Advíncula ‘s position to head it in and shout his victory. The Peruvian’s passivity led one to think that it had been a mistake in his marking. But there was something else.
The Controversies in the Draw in La Plata.
When trying to clear the ball, Lema was charged illegally by Guido Carrillo from behind, with his shoulder on his back, destabilizing him. Then, to gain the position, Cetré pushed Advíncula with enough force to prevent him from fulfilling the objective of repelling the attack and winning the duel. Both situations have the identity of fouls. Since Herrera did not notice it, the VAR should have invited him to review it on the screen . Hence the energetic claim of the visiting delegation, with the goalkeeper at the head.
Controversy arose again in the final minutes. In stoppage time, Pincha took the lead thanks to a goal by Luciano Giménez , which ended up being ruled offside. After a cross from a free kick, it was Federico Fernández who headed the ball in for the goal scorer. However, the centre-back with a past in the Argentine national team – he played in the 2014 World Cup under Alejandro Sabella – was one shoulder ahead when he put the ball into the heart of the area with a lofted header, which the striker capitalised on to inflate the net. After the VAR drew the lines and confirmed it, the cry was silenced.
