Argentine refereeing in doubt: controversies favour same teams | OneFootball

Matchday 11 left us with several dubious and even unusual plays, with the referees in the spotlight

Estudiantes drew 1-1 against Barracas Central at the UNO Stadium. Guido Carrillo scored for the home team, in a match full of refereeing controversies.

For matchday 11 of the Closing Tournament, Estudiantes drew 1-1 against Barracas Central at the UNO Stadium. Eduardo Domínguez's team dominated much of the game, but several decisions from the VAR and referee Nazareno Arasa sparked controversy and frustrated the team from La Plata.

In the second half, the Guapo took advantage of a controversial play to level the match. After a tackle by Facundo Bruera on Facundo Rodríguez that was not sanctioned, Jhonatan Candía captured a rebound and scored the 1-1. The action sparked strong complaints from the entire home team.

Minutes later, Tiago Palacios scored the goal that could have given Estudiantes the victory, but referee Nazareno Arasa, at the behest of VAR, disallowed the goal for an alleged offside that the replays did not confirm. The decision unleashed the anger of the players and fans, who pointed fingers at the refereeing and at Chiqui Tapia.

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Towards the end, Edwuin Cetré also saw a goal disallowed for offside, this time correctly called. Despite the effort and dominance of the game, Estudiantes could not break the tie and had to settle for a point.

Portillo's expulsion and Borja's disallowed goal: the focus on the controversies of Central-River Plate

Yael Falcón Pérez showed the red card to the millionaire midfielder in the first half and did not validate a goal from the attacker

The Giant of Arroyito witnessed an intense first half between Rosario Central and River Plate, in a match corresponding to matchday 11 of the Closing Tournament. And the initial 45 minutes were not without controversies.

The development of the match was conditioned from the 37th minute, when Juan Portillo was sent off after receiving the second yellow card in a short time, after bringing down Ángel Di María at the edge of the box. This action left River with ten players, forcing the team led by Marcelo Gallardo to regroup and reorganize their tactical scheme.

The expulsion of the midfielder with a past in Talleres is explained by two correct decisions by the referee. Portillo was cautioned a few minutes earlier for grabbing Di María by the neck. Then, he was cautioned again for recklessly bringing down Fideo.

The score opened at 10 minutes, when Miguel Borja took advantage of a precise pass from Juan Fernando Quintero and finished at the near post of Jorge Broun, establishing the 1-0 for the visiting team. This play represented the first clear goal situation and was resolved efficiently by the Colombian forward.

However, at 27 minutes, Borja himself scored again after a rebound in the box, but the goal was disallowed for offside by Facundo Colidio, according to the referee's explanation Falcón Pérez. This was also correct, as there was only one player at the moment the Colombian finished and the ball hit the forward with a past in Boca Juniors and Inter Milan.

Nevertheless, the play could have been disallowed at the origin. At first glance, Borja seems to be enabled, but this is due to an optical effect called "parallax error", which is the angular deviation that occurs when an object is observed from different points of view. That is, due to a matter of perspective, due to the position of the transmission camera, the millionaire forward seems to be enabled, but if the lines are drawn with vanishing points, it is easily verified that he was in offside.

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The Bodeguero's complaints about a controversy inside Rodrigo Rey's area were ignored by Andrés Gariano, when Agustín Auzmendi fell in the dispute of a ball against the mark of Franco Paredes.

On the other hand, when Matías Abaldo faced off in enemy territory at full speed and received the infraction from Vicente Poggi, the referee did not hesitate: penalty. From the twelve steps, Santiago Montiel hung it from an angle and left Franco Petroli without possibilities. A conquest that changed the development of the show.

Quinteros' men received a hard blow. Despite demanding another penalty for a handball by Juan Morán when Abaldo was about to score the 2-1, the refereeing decided to continue the action and Germán Delfino, from the VAR, agreed with Gariano not to call the referee to review the scene through the screen.

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