VIDEO: Riestra denied penalty, Barracas get one in controversy | OneFootball

Barracas Central and Deportivo Riestra drew 1-1 in the continuation of matchday 3 of the Apertura tournament, in a conclusion as heated as it was controversial at the Claudio Tapia stadium.

Riestra was leading with a goal by Antony Alonso at the 24th minute of the first half, and in stoppage time, they had the chance to increase the lead with a penalty after Kevin Jappert fouled Nicolás Benegas. But…

The counterattack for Malevo began after Nicolás Watson touched the ball with his hand, the VAR operated by Hector Paletta called referee Bruno Amiconi and determined two situations: that it was in the area (barely) and that it was an infraction to be called.

Thus, Barracas went from having a penalty against them to one in their favor, in a situation similar to what happened at the start of the last Clausura against Racing, although on that occasion they went from a goal against (by Maravilla Martínez) in stoppage time to winning it from the penalty spot due to a foul also committed by the Academy's forward.

In Avellaneda, Rodrigo Insua, the coach's son, took charge of the penalty then and did so again now, scoring the definitive 1-1 when the match was already in the 114th minute.

It wasn't the only controversy of the afternoon, as when the match was 1-0, Riestra had their second goal disallowed due to a prior infraction at the start of the play.

Enzo Taborda lost the ball in Barracas' attack, and the counter ended in a great goal by Jonathan Herrera, but the VAR called the referee and observed that a foul had been committed on the former Independiente player when the ball was taken from him. Was it?

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