CBF releases VAR audio on penalties awarded to Mirassol against São Paulo | OneFootball

The CBF released, on Sunday night, the VAR audios of the two penalties awarded to Mirassol in their 3-0 victory over São Paulo at Estádio Campos Maia, for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship. The second penalty, converted by Carlos Eduardo, was the one that generated the most controversy.

The penalty was given after a handball by Lucas inside the box. The play, however, involved two other situations: an offside by Danielzinho at the start of the move and an interpretation of whether or not the player interfered in the play that led to the penalty committed by São Paulo’s number 7.

Video referee Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira (SC) understood that Lucas had his arm outstretched and recommended a review of the play to field referee Matheus Delgado Candançan.

“That it hits the hand, ok, but I want to see his action before. He goes up to head the ball… I want to see if it hits his head. It doesn’t hit his head, it goes straight to the hand. And that hand, he’s not contesting with anyone. He sees the whole trajectory of the ball and raises his arm, ok? It’s not a heading movement. It’s not a hand used in a contest, it’s a hand that’s open and not justifiable by this action,” explained Rodrigo D’Alonso.

In the released audio, you can also hear the conversation between Lucas and Candançan, in which the forward admitted the handball. “He’s saying it hit his hand, D’Alonso,” said the referee. “But the hand is close to the body,” argued the São Paulo player.

Review recommended

Amid the discussion, Rodrigo D’Alonso concluded there was no contest and recommended a review of the play. “The ball goes straight to the hand, there’s no contest, I’ll call you. I recommend a review for a possible penalty,” he said.

“His arm in this situation where he’s jumping is away from the body, increasing his body space. There’s no heading movement where he plays the ball, correct?” assessed Candançan. Next, the video referee drew the lines and confirmed Danielzinho’s offside, but left the decision to the field referee.

“He has his [hand] raised the whole time. Now, I’ll just draw a line to see if the player next to him there interferes with him. Now you assess the interference,” said D’Alonso.

After watching the play from several angles, Candançan questioned: “See if there’s a situation where he touches him. Put a camera to show interference. Does this player make contact there, is that it?” “The one who heads the ball is Lucas, he’s behind Lucas. Look at the distance he is from Lucas,” replied the video referee.

After all this conversation, which resulted in a stoppage of at least five minutes, Matheus Delgado Candançan concluded that Danielzinho did not interfere in the play and awarded the penalty to Mirassol.

“He doesn’t make contact there, right? Ok. Lucas isn’t seeing this player, he doesn’t impact his action. Do you all agree?” asked the referee. “At no time does he interfere with Lucas’s action,” replied D’Alonso. Another member of the refereeing team also agreed with the decision.

First penalty caused less controversy

The first penalty awarded by Candançan this Sunday caused a little less controversy. In the 31st minute of the first half, Alan Franco had the ball under control but lost it to Carlos Eduardo inside the box. The Argentine brought down the Leão player. Initially, play continued, but Rodrigo D’Alonso Ferreira intervened and suggested a review of the play.

“Clear impact. Stop the game, Matheus. I’ll just check the app because the pull on the shorts is very clear, ok? Matheus, I’ll recommend a review for a possible penalty and I’ll check the app,” highlighted the video referee.

After going to the monitor and reviewing the play, Candançan agreed with the VAR and saw the pull as the cause for the penalty. This was Mirassol’s second goal in the match, converted by Reinaldo.

“The defending player [Alan Franco] sees he’s going to lose the ball and there’s a clear pull on the shorts that does impact the action. All clear? Ok, I’ll go back with the penalty review,” concluded the São Paulo referee.

Penalty committed by Alan Franco was taken by Reinaldo (Photo: Raphael Marques/RP FOTOPRESS)

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