He soccer Argentino lived this weekend a historical event, since in the duel between Sarmiento from Junín and Lanúsfor the first time a referee He communicated live to the public of the stadium the resolution of a play reviewed by the VAR.
The novelty, which had already been applied in international tournaments such as the Club World Cup, was implemented in our country, based on this third date, with the aim of improving transparency and understanding of arbitration decisions.
The debut of this measure occurred in the match between Sarmiento and Lanús, played at the Eva Perón de Junín stadium, where, at 19 minutes of the second half, the referee Nazareno Arasa It was called by Jorge Baliño, in charge of the VAR, to review the goal of the discount of the local team converted by Julián Contrera.
After verifying the play on the monitor, Arasa confirmed the out of play and, for the first time, explained its failure through its intercom: “After VAR check, I inform that there is an off -game position in the attack phase. Resanation with indirect free kick, in favor of the defender’s team.”. Thus, the visit was imposed by 2-0.
The initiative, promoted by FIFA and adopted by the AFAis part of a series of reforms in search of greater clarity in the use of technology in arbitration and avoid the controversies generated by the decisions taken by the referees.
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