Guillermo Almada blasts officiating after Club América Leagues Cup semi-final exit | OneFootball

Club América were knocked out by Monterrey in the Leagues Cup 2026 semi-finals, and head coach Guillermo Almada railed against the officiating and VAR.

According to Americayya.net, the first flashpoint came in the opening half at 0-0 when Henry Martín was stamped on in the area, the referee missed it and VAR did not recommend a review.

Later, with América leading and in control, the referee awarded Monterrey a penalty in which there was no contact, and again there was no VAR intervention.

Almada directed his anger at VAR official Erick Yair Miranda. He said he had been warned, although he was not at the club then, of previous decisions against América and that it happened again.

He argued one incident warranted a penalty for América that was ignored, while another should have been corrected because the opponent initiated the contact. He described the VAR call as a horror rather than an error, adding that it decided the match.

Source: Americayya.net

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