What did Rapallini say about Blanco's late foul on Martínez Quarta? | OneFootball

The Technical Refereeing Manager believes that Héctor Paletta acted correctly regarding Lautaro Blanco’s shove on Lucas Martínez Quarta at the end of the Superclásico, which led to a penalty appeal from the home side.

The Technical Refereeing Manager, Fernando Rapallini, who is in charge of training and instructing all referees in Argentine football, backed Héctor Paletta’s work in the VAR booth during the Superclásico after he did not call Darío Herrera to review the final play of the match, in which Boca full-back Lautaro Blanco shoved Lucas Martínez Quarta, triggering an emphatic penalty appeal from River.

, Fefo considered that the VAR acted correctly, since it had no more tools than Herrera had on the field of play, so, in his view, the decision not to call him over was the right one.

Although the audio was not released, in the communication that took place during the match, which Xeneize won 1-0, the main referee stated that the shove by the former Rosario Central player was not forceful enough to bring his opponent down and that, upon feeling the contact, Martínez Quarta went to ground.

For Rapallini, that observation by the referee is supported by the images that have been replayed since the Superclásico ended. At the same time, Federico Beligoy, Secretary of the Argentine Referees Association and the man in charge of appointments, went even further and praised Herrera for his performance.

The National Director of Refereeing rated the Superclásico referee’s performance as “8 or 9 out of 10”, and he will go to the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, and

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