CBF releases VAR audio from the incident leading to Palmeiras’ opening goal | OneFootball

The CBF released, on Thursday night, the fifth audio of the VAR referring to the classic match between São Paulo and Palmeiras, played last Sunday, for the Brazilian Championship, concluding the analysis of the controversial plays of the game. The duel ended in a comeback victory for Verdão by 3 to 2.

The material was also published at the request of São Paulo and deals with the play that originated the first goal of Verdão, scored by Vitor Roque.

In the play, Tapia competes for the ball with Gustavo Gómez in São Paulo's attacking field and falls, at the origin of the play of Alviverde's goal at Morumbis. The tricolor team complained about a foul, but the video refereeing understood that the contact was normal:

Following the analysis, the video refereeing members checked a possible offside in Palmeiras' attack that did not occur and, therefore, the goal was validated.

Other four plays analyzed by VAR:

1 – Penalty not marked on Tapia At the beginning of the second half, Allan slipped and hit Tapia inside the box. Ramon Abatti Abel considered the contact accidental:

The VAR confirmed:

2 – Yellow card for Andreas Pereira In a tackle from above on Marcos Antônio's leg, Andreas received a yellow card. Ramon explained:

The VAR maintained the decision:

3 – Gómez's step on Tapia In the first half, Gómez hit Tapia's foot in a dispute. Ramon assessed it as unintentional:

The VAR confirmed:

4 – Gómez's arm on Tapia During a split on the end line, Tapia took a touch from Gómez's arm. The video refereeing considered it accidental:

Teams' situation

With the result, São Paulo remained stuck in eighth place, with the same 38 points. Palmeiras, on the other hand, overtook Flamengo, who lost to Bahia, and jumped to the first place in the table, with 55 points. Verdão still has one less game compared to Rubro-Negro.

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