The first stage of the grand final Libertadores Cup He had the starring role of the Argentine referee Dario Herrera And his citizen Hector Palettaresponsible for VAR. The red they didn’t take from Chile Eric Polgarsteering wheel FlamingoIt was a scandal.
“Always at the top, proud of all of you. Every achievement obtained is the result of repeated work that you have developed. Congratulations, let’s go to achieve more,” Sadra captioned his social networks Federico Belliguithe AFC National Director of Refereeing, when CONMEBOL announced that Argentine referees would be in the final in Lima. Those words, in this way, turned against him.
But what happened? There were 32 minutes when Pulgar fired a massive shot at Bruno Fuchs. It is possible that Herrera did not see the match because the match was stopped and Giorgian de Arrascaeta was on the ground. What is not understood is the lack of a VAR call.
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The Palmeiras defender remained on the ground for long minutes with blocks on his right leg. The kick was clear. Everyone at Verdau ordered red. Herrera gave Pulgar a yellow card and touched his intercom several times. Paletta did not contact him for review. There was no clear repetition in that period. Herrera resumed the duel.
The controversy ended minutes later when a replay of the play was broadcast. The kick was detected. Herrera’s blunder also did not help Paletta in any way. The names of Argentine judges quickly became popular in San Pablo.