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Being a referee at Conmebol will never be easy. This Wednesday, Confederación de Futbol Sudamericano made public the audios between the referee Leodán González and the referees of the VAR stand, with Julio Buascuñán at the helm during the semifinals of the first leg between River Plate and Palmeiras and the controversy began.
Specifically, he released three songs that fans and The River Plate players didn’t like it and it was the five-minute game in which a defender’s hand was called after a deflection by Weverton, who blocked a Matías Suárez cross. VAR and the arbitrator agreed with the decision.
“It’s not a blocking action because he has it on the floor,” the central judge said The VAR indicated that “the hand is out.”
The second goal that Conmebol sounded was a goal canceled out by Palmeiras in the 31st minute when the assistant referee signaled offside. VAR noticed a previous hand, so Gustavo Scarpa’s goal would have been canceled anyway.
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– River Plate (@RiverPlate) January 6, 2021
The last piece that became known was the expulsion of the Jorge Carrascal steering wheel. Referee González noticed a shot from the Colombian footballer and did not hesitate to kick him out. “It simply came to our notice then. He confirmed the decision by number 8 “, they told the central judge from VAR.
River Plate will now look for a miracle in the second stage trying to get one of those epic comebacks that would make it 3-0 in Brazil, a mission that seems almost impossible.
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