It was, without a doubt, the controversy of what has been played on the eighth date of the Professional League.
Because it was at La Bombonera, it meant the chance that
Boca
could tie an uphill game against
Instituto
, and that clash between goalkeeper
Jorge Carranza
and striker
Miguel Merentiel
caused the fans to explode and the VAR call, with which the Referee
Jorge Baliño
disagreed to maintain his decision not to penalize.
"I did not charge a penalty because Merentiel plays the ball free and the contact occurs later, when the ball was leaving the field of play. Nothing prevents him from playing the ball," Baliño argued
about the play of contention, which occurred in the fifth minute meeting discount.
And, in statements to TyC Sports, he added:
"The VAR called me because it considered it a penalty. I see a natural contact of the game that occurs when Merentiel is falling
. "
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