VAR issues delay Elche v Atlético La Liga kick-off | OneFootball

After the setback in the Cup, Atlético Madrid returned to action against Elche, and did so with an unusual incident involving VAR. The start of the league match, scheduled for seven in the evening at the Martínez Valero, was delayed. The reason: connection problems with VAR.

After the coin toss, referee Cuadra Fernández could be seen speaking with Simeone and Sanabria. It was a rather strange conversation, something not usually seen in the build-up to matches, between the referee and the coaches of both teams. Right after that, he repeated the same with the captains of both Elche and Atlético, to inform them of a problem with the VAR, which delayed the start of the La Liga clash by six minutes.

What happened with VAR in Elche – Atlético?

The reason for the delayed kick-off was that there was no connection to VAR. In other words, the Martínez Valero was unable to connect to the VOR Room, located at the Football City in Las Rozas. For this reason, Cuadra Fernández decided to wait and delay the start of the match until the connection was restored. Once the Football City confirmed that everything had been fixed, the green light was given for the match to begin.

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