Almost a year after the beginning of the use of
VAR
in Argentine soccer, the use of technology in arbitration decisions is going through one of its worst moments since it does not seem to have brought only justice but also more suspicion and indignation around the little ball.
The controversies of date 3 of the
Professional League
revealed the weight of the interpretation of those who are in charge of following the game on television and the technical limitations they have, for example, for the
drawing of lines
or the use of cameras.
Thus, Tigre celebrated a goal against Racing that no TV replay was able to confirm that the ball entered Arias' goal, and Barracas Central escaped suffering a penalty in favor of Unión despite the fact that the image quickly showed that there was an offense in the area .
But the most controversial game of the weekend was lived in Núñez: River beat Argentinos Juniors 2-1, with three arbitration rulings that harmed the visit.
The referee was Fernando Rapallini but the magnifying glass was put on
Mauro Vigliano
, in charge of the VAR.
Chiqui Tapia with Federico Beligoy, Mauro Vigliano and part of the arbitration that the VAR is in charge of in Argentina.
The plays in question were two goals disallowed due to an advanced position and a penalty in favor of River.
After several days of complaints and discussions, it was announced that Vigliano was stopped for a date, that is to say that he will not have games on this date 4 that begins this Friday.
The decision of the College of Referees, which reports to the AFA, is a clear message and exposes the controversy that referees no longer generate on the pitch but rather those who are watching the plays on television, with various cameras and replays.
The controversies of River vs Argentinos
In the first half of the game, Argentinos dominated the ball and took advantage of River's inaccuracies.
Sánchez overflowed Herrera and launched a cross that Avalos connected and smashed the ball against the crossbar.
On the rebound, Verón headed the goal but the VAR decided to annul it after reviewing the play for almost 5 minutes.
Argentinos took a 1-0 lead but in the second half River managed to turn it around with two penalty goals, the first of them highly disputed and the second thanks to the intervention of the VAR that detected a very clear hand that Rapallini had not seen.
Much was said about the first penalty, the one that had Enzo Pérez trying to anticipate a ball between two Argentinian players and throwing himself as if he had been kicked in an effort to reject the ball.
Rapallini sanctioned a penalty and the VAR did not call to review his decision despite the fact that no contact was observed but Enzo's mischievous smile was.
But the biggest mess was caused by one of the last actions of the game, when time added to the regulation was played.
Avalos touched deep for Heredia, who stung Armani one-on-one and touched to the side for Herrera's goal.
It seemed like a goal and a tie for the Bug in the Más Monumental until the VAR lines appeared.
We had to wait more than five minutes for the Ezeiza booth where Vigliano was to ensure that the striker was ahead, with the final whistle from Rapallini.
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