CBF releases VAR audio for disallowed goal in Athletico-PR v Corinthians | OneFootball

CBF released, in the early hours of this Thursday, the VAR audios from the disallowed goal of Athletico-PR during the match against Corinthians at Arena da Baixada. The match, valid for the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, ended with a victory for Timão by 1-0.

The incident occurred at the 23rd minute of the second half, when Corinthians were leading 1-0. In a play down the left side, Viveros went down in a challenge with André Ramalho, the ball touched his arm and fell to Benavídez, who shot across goal and scored.

Right after the play, the match referee, Wilton Pereira Sampaio, alerted Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira, the VAR official, about a possible handball: “They (the players) are asking for handball, okay, D’Alonso?”

Rodrigo D’Alonso identified an unintentional handball, but soon noticed there was a change in the trajectory of the ball. Thus, the video referee asked Wilton Pereira to review the play. “Wilton, I recommend a review for you to analyze this handball by him (Viveros). When he falls, the pass is completely with the hand. Then you check the tactical aspect. The ball was going forward, but it went completely backward. It was the pass for the goal.”

After one minute of analysis, Wilton Pereira followed the preliminary review of the video referee and decided to disallow the goal. “D’Alonso, this hand has a tactical impact. He goes with his arm and this additional movement (of the arm) ends up impacting the play. No card, okay?”

After the disallowed goal, Athletico-PR kept pressing Corinthians but couldn’t manage to equalize.

Now, Corinthians will host Athletico-PR on September 10 (Wednesday) for the second leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals. The match kicks off at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) and Timão has the advantage of a draw.

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