Barracas Central
and
Independiente
tied 2 to 2 at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó Stadium on Matchday 9 of the
League Cup
, in a match in which the referee, Pablo Dóvalo, was involved in controversies that generated all-time repercussions.
The biggest controversy came at 19 of the first half when Alexis Domínguez went with an iron on Marcone's shin.
Although referee Dóvalo gave a yellow card, the VAR decided not to call for review due to the protest of Carlos Tevez and the entire Independiente substitute bench.
The other controversy of Barracas vs Independiente
At the end of the second half, with the game at 2-2,
there was a penalty play
.
Toloza put in a cross that Aguilar reached, the
Rojo
defender headed and
the ball hit Arce's hand
.
The referees and the
VAR
considered that it was not to collect the maximum penalty.
Today you could hear the audio of that controversial decision: "Pablo hits Arce on the hand,
but due to a game action in the dispute
," was what Luis
Lobo
Medina, the person in charge of the VAR, told him.
Those who were in
Ezeiza
, confident in his decision, did not call
Dóvalo
to see her.
If they had
taken a penalty
and if Independiente had changed it for a goal, they would have kept the three points and
would have been the only leader
in Zone A with 19 points.
The tie keeps them in qualifying positions, but in second place because
Unión
has a better goal difference.
The Avellaneda
team
quickly took the lead in the 16th minute when
Herrera
made a mistake in a pass to the middle,
Maestro Puch
recovered it and left it to
Matías Giménez
who hit a right foot at the edge of the area and nailed it into the left corner of
Sebastian Moyano
.
Three minutes after the goal the first controversy arrived.
Alexis Domínguez
had a long control and because he wanted to get to the ball first he hit
Marcone
, the referee
Pablo Dóvalo
gave him a yellow card and the
VAR
ratified the decision.
It could easily have been red
.
Barracas tied the game shortly after and at the end of the first half
Domínguez
himself
made it 2 to 1 for
Guapo
.
The one who would be in charge of tying the match again was
Giménez,
this time with a header.
These rulings generated the anger of all
Independents
, who felt
harmed by the referee
.
It is not the first time that Dóvalo directs Barracas Central.
He directed it
14 times
,
Guapo
won eight, drew four and lost only
two games
.
As for penalties in favor, he took 5 in those 14 games and never showed
the red card
to the Barracas team.
At the end of the match the arguments continued where the referee treated Laso as a
"boludo"
and sent off Independiente's substitute goalkeeper,
Diego Segovia
.
Pablo Dóvalo, the referee of the controversies in Barracas Central vs Independiente, during his departure from the Huracán stadium.
On Saturday the team led by
Carlos Tevez will host
River Plate
at home
on matchday 10 in search of being among the top four that will qualify for the next stage of the
League Cup
.