In the midst of the crossfire sparked by the controversies of the match between
Barracas Central
and
Independiente
, the new protagonist who joined the story was Federico Beligoy.
The national director of AFA arbitration did not hesitate when talking about the refereeing performance of the match and defending the questioned Pablo Dóvalo.
"
The refereeing task yesterday was good
," was one of Beligoy's first phrases, in dialogue with Tyc Sports.
The former referee continued with the controversy over Domínguez's yellow card after Marcone was sent off: "
The controversial plays?
Domínguez wants to play the ball. First he touches the ball and the tip of his boot rubs against Marcone. The yellow card is fine. "Afterwards, no one who played football can say that the handball in the second half was a penalty."
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And he added: "There are nuances to analyze behind closed doors, but the decisions were correct in everything that was doubtful. We are not owners of the truth and they are debatable plays. But for a reason we are uploading the interpretation analyzes with the VAR audios."
"The plays are debatable, a mess was created when Dóvalo had to be with a custodian. Everyone seems to be talking just to talk. Something was put together before the game," he concluded.
By mentioning that "something," Beligoy refers to a "campaign armed and manipulated in a tendentious manner from the previous one," in his words, by journalism.
"I'm angry about everything that was said," he said.
Along those lines, he tried to include comparative data in the equation.
"
In the Professional League Dóvalo directed 14 games against Barracas and Independiente 13 times
, what is abnormal?
Barracas scored 27 points and Independiente 25.
Independiente's average points with Dóvalo is 64%, the same as Barracas.
How "Isn't it ill-intentioned to handle the press?
"
The fact that Beligoy was alerted to by Tyc Sports is that in the two years that Barracas has been in the First Division, Independiente was directed by Dóvalo on seven occasions.
However, the leader tried to defend his colleague based on the arbitration regulations.
"Once the referee was appointed, he cannot direct the same team for two consecutive dates. If AFA approved these regulations 100 years ago and a referee directs a team every 7 games, what is the problem? I speak with data ", he expressed.
The only mistake that Beligoy made against Dóvalo
Although he thought that "the refereeing was good," the only mistake that Beligoy points out to Dóvalo is having insulted defender Joaquín Laso when they had an exchange of words.
And he adds: "The referees also have dirt on their shoes, they may think otherwise."
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The main judge of the match spoke: "That's why I got yellow."
Beyond being in the eye of the storm, Beligoy confirmed that "
Dóvalo is already designated for the next date and will direct
."
After defending the referee, who
is currently in police custody due to the threats he received
, the referee director confirmed the beginnings of a judicial process against Carlitos.
"We will surely take legal action against Tevez. I would also do the same because no one authorizes the protagonists to say everything they said, but we have to bow our heads and continue working. I will give you an example: if I raise an issue about a player and then unfortunately what one installs happens, obviously one is going to think badly. Do you think that we can think badly when Carlitos misses the penalty and Argentina is left out of the Copa América? Can we think badly? Not me, I I don't think badly. He made a mistake because he woke up badly that day... so how am I not going to defend Dóvalo," he said.
Likewise, Beligoy is not surprised by the moment that arbitration is going through, but rather he feels accustomed to experiencing these situations.
"This happened all our lives, it is not something that happens now. Arbitration in France, Spain, Brazil and Peru always talks about the same thing, which is why it does not divert our focus. That is why I say that there is targeted journalism that generates these situations and "I take responsibility for what I say. I am clear about which way everything goes and where everything comes from," he said.
That issue that Beligoy could not give an opinion on is about the crossing that Tevez and Toviggino had through social networks.
He admitted that "the contact I have is with the president of the AFA, I do not speak with Toviggino and I do not know what he meant."