The situation sparked protests from Boca players, which led to Cristian Lema being sent off for accumulating yellow cards.
He Superclassic between Boca and Riverplayed in The Bombonera, had an outcome not suitable for cardiac patients. River opened the scoring with a goal from Manu Lanzini in the first half, and Mouth tied in the sixth minute of added time with a goal from Milton Giménez, which, however, was annulled by the VAR due to an involuntary hand in the play.
The referee Nicolas Ramirezinitially validated the goal, but after consulting the VARrealized that Giménez touched the ball with his hand before scoring.
The VAR audio of Milton Giménez’s disallowed goal in the Superclásico was released
“Possible penalty and possible imminent handball”, The preliminary dialogue betweenHector Paletta, in charge of the VAR, and Mariana de Almeida, assistant (AVAR). “What does he wear it with?” Ramirez asks, who at that point is surrounded by footballers; some asking him to collect the conquest, and others pointing out the infraction“That’s what we’re seeing,” Paletta adds.
The reviewers, including Hector Paletta, They determined that the ball first touched the hand of Gimenez before hitting his face. Although a possible penalty was discussed for contact with goalkeeper Franco Armani, it was concluded that the infraction had been the handball. Therefore, the referee Nicolas Ramirez decided to restart the game with a free kick for River, dismissing the goal and the claim for a penalty.
The reviewers discussed whether there was a penalty for prior contact between Giménez and goalkeeper Franco Armani, but concluded that the violation was the hand. Thus, Ramirez decided to restart the game with a free kick for River.
The situation sparked protests from the players of Mouthwhich led to the Cristian Lema expelled for accumulation of yellow cards.
As expected, the match was tense and marked by several controversial plays and friction between the players.
Source: Ambito
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