09/04/2021 16:00
Clarín.com
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Updated 09/04/2021 16:00
After the criminal kick of the Venezuelan Adrián Martínez to Lionel Messi, which could even have broken him, the referee Leodán González
he barely showed him the yellow card
.
However, he was immediately called by the VAR to review the play and ended up changing his decision: after checking the kick on the video, he retracted and took the red card.
What did the referee and the VAR assistants talk about?
Conmebol published the audios of the kick review and there, after carefully observing the image and from various angles, the judge had no doubts that he should expel lungo number 6 from Venezuela.
Live and direct, due to his position on the court, the Uruguayan referee did not precisely observe the height of the impact of the Venezuelan defender's kick (he thought it was lower).
That is why, in principle, he resorted to reprimand.
"It's red!", The VAR concluded
, suggesting that Leodan observe the play on the monitor.
After watching the videos, he confirmed in detail that when Messi was dribbling him, Martínez, with his right leg, hit Leo on the left knee.
Messi is all pain after Martinez's kick.
Photo: Miguel Gutierrez / POOL / AFP.
The VAR dialogue
VAR
: I recommend an OFR (Off Review) for potential VAR red card.
Leo, so you can see point of contact and intensity.
The white player's knee.
Referee
: Ok, ok.
Referee
: I thought it was lower.
Give it to me live now.
VAR
: Normal speed.
AVAR
: Another angle too.
Referee
: Open and live shot, I already have the point of contact well.
Referee
: I am going to change the decision.
To number 6 I change the yellow card for red.
Okay?
The point of contact is higher than what I could see on the court.
The 10th, recovered
For now, Leo is already in Brazil, where he landed this Friday morning with the delegation of the National Team.
The 34-year-old footballer appeared with a small bandage under his left knee and his presence in Sunday's game at 4:00 p.m. against Brazil is not in danger.
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