Picado TV fumed over Instituto v Unión goal: “Whistle up, turned away” | OneFootball

Unión’s thrilling 3-2 win over Instituto of Córdoba was not without controversy. Despite the positive result for the Tatengue, social media and sports debate shows exploded over one particular play: the opening goal of the match, scored by Leonel Mosevich for the visitors. On the TV and streaming show “El Que Ríe Último”, broadcast on Picado TV’s YouTube channel, a fierce clash of opinions broke out, with the refereeing accused of “disloyalty and bad faith.”

An undeniable foul the referee ignored

The center of the storm was the passivity of referee NicolásLamolina and the VAR. During the corner kick that led to Gloria’s 1-0 lead, the footage showed defender Fernando Alarcón barging into and clearly holding Unión’s markers, knocking them down in the box to clear the way for the goal. On the Picado TV panel, the analysts highlighted the referee’s astonishing attitude: “He brings the whistle to his mouth because he’s about to call everything Alarcón plows through… and then when the goal is scored, he turns around and gives the goal! What a shameless guy.”

Clash over the “double standard” in the second division and Primera

The discussion grew even more heated when the show’s panelists compared this oversight to decisions in other divisions, bringing up a recent goal disallowed for Quilmes in its controversial match against Nueva Chicago. Faced with divided opinions over whether it was a technical mistake or something intentional, one of the hosts lashed out at the refereeing team: “How stupid are they? What does the referee step onto the pitch for? To be fair. And on Alarcón’s play, there’s disloyalty, there’s bad faith.”

Unión’s eventual victory partly overshadowed the impact on the standings, but the performance of Argentine refereeing once again came under scrutiny for the lack of a consistent standard when reviewing infractions inside the box.

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