During the present day, the VAR audios were released, where it was decided not to sanction the maximum penalty in favor of the visitors for an alleged handball by Agustín Bouzat when the game was living its last seconds.
Colo Colo achieved an important victory against Audax Italiano at the Monumental Stadium. The Albos defeated the Itálicos two to one and climbed to third place in the standings. Of course, the great controversy of the duel occurred in the end due to an alleged hand in the Colocolina area by Agustín Bouzat, which was angrily claimed by the visiting footballers.
Undoubtedly, the match between the Albos and the La Florida squad ended with controversy. During this day, yes, any doubts were cleared up and the ANFP released the VAR audios and why the maximum penalty was not sanctioned in favor of Audax Italiano.
In the video published by the National Championship it is explained that “se a dispute occurs for the ball in the penalty area, where the referee observes that the ball hits the body of the defending player, after which the ball leaves the field of play. The VAR, after reviewing images with different angles and speeds determines that the ball hits a permitted zone on the upper arm of the defending player. The decision is checked and what was observed by the referee on court is ratified”.
Thus, the referees present in the VAR, after seeing the different images given by the official transmission, mentioned that “for me it hits close to the forearm“, while to that it was added that “it is not clear, it hits the shoulder. We do not have an explanatory image to say that it is criminal.
At the end of the audio, what will be the final decision of the VAR judges is heard. “Jose, we already solved it. Hit in a permitted area, we don’t have a clear image to show you that it’s a penalty. You can finish the game now“, the referees closed.
