Gimnasia fell last Wednesday against Universitario de Perú 1-0, in their debut in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana. The visitor got a good victory, which featured a controversial penalty charged by the VAR and the referee Andrés Matonte, for a supposed hand of Ignacio Miramón, the tripero midfielder.
In the last few hours, as planned in advance, the audios where the Video Assistant Referee, precisely, expressed the decision to take the shot from 12 paces and thus give the “U” a chance to get in line. advantage.
The truth is that Sebastián “Chirola” Romero’s team left three key points in the first game and now they will have to wait until 4/18 to take revenge, when in Colombia they visit Independiente de Santa Fe, who tied 0-0 against Goías, the Brazilian team that completes group G.
The dialogue of the VAR and AVAR (members of the video arbitration team) with Andrés Matonte
Referee: From behind, the hand is completely natural.
AVAR: Possible hand.
AVAR: Ok, he said he’s on his back.
AVAR: What are we going with, Andrés?
Referee: There, corner. His hand is in a natural position, natural position.
AVAR: We are checking, Andrés. We are reviewing it.
Referee: Turns, turns around, natural position, does not move against the ball.
WAS: The player turns around and is occupying space with his arm, with his hand.
Referee: turns around
WAS: We are checking.
WAS: The player turns around and there he is expanding the volume. It is taking up space.
Referee: In the hand it hits him, for me it is not punishable.
WAS: Andrés, I recommend an OFR for a possible penalty, by hand.
WAS: There you have the point of contact, the hand is occupying a space.
Referee: I see the player turn and the blocking hand avoids the snap. I go with the penalty shot, without a card.
