The networks explode over a possible mistake by the VAR in Argentina-Saudi Arabia: was Lautaro Martínez enabled?

the goal of Lionel Messi it was shouted loud in Argentina, although some may only have it put a punch because, despite what happened in Russia 2018, trust in the 10 is extreme and the penalty came as a gift from LAUNCH. But at 27 minutes the definition of Lautaro Martinez lifted the Argentines and even surprised them when the goal was off the scoreboard against Saudi Arabia in their tournament opener Qatar World Cup.

It is that a few moments after that 2-0 run, through a computerized image, it was shown that the left shoulder of the Inter striker was in front of the player behind him. However, at no point was the entire scene seen. What would be seen? That there was another rival who enabled Taurus.

As reported by the Twitter account Archivo Var, the man from Bahía was correctly enabled and his goal, which would have been the second of Argentina national teamit was valid because whoever enabled it was Yasir al-Shahraniwhich is located below in an image drawn with lines made by Nacho Tellado, another user of the social network from which the controversy arose.

Paulus Van Boekel, from the Netherlands, and Bastian Dankert, from Germany, the VAR and AVAR authorities of the match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia, did not have this image, similar to the one used in Argentine football.

On the contrary, with the new semi-automatic offside systeman animated image was returned using artificial intelligence and showing a Lautaro Martínez in a forward position millimeter.

Then, they conditioned two other games that ended with a goal for the Argentine – one from Messi and another from Lautaro – but which hadn’t left the same sensation as that of the goal validated by the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic and then disallowed at the request of this new VAR .

What is FIFA’s new automatic offside

Before the start of the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA proudly showed its new “toy”: semi-automatic technology in VAR for offside detection. “It is an evolution of the VAR systems that have been implemented around the world,” its president stressed at the time, Gianni Infantino.

“This system is the result of three years of research and testing by FIFA and our partners, with the aim of providing the best of the best for the teams, players and fans traveling to Qatar,” he added. But on matchday three of the World Cup, that technology gave the Argentina national team a headache..

How does it work? It does it through 12 specialized cameras installed under the roof of each stadium able to track 29 different points on the body per player, data being taken 50 times per second. This makes it possible to determine with great precision the position of each player on the field of play, as well as their extremities and all the parts of the body that come into play to validate or not a goal.

Likewise, the Al-Rhila ball has a sensor that sends data 500 times per second to the video room of each match to precisely detect the exact moment of the pass. If there is an illegal position, an orange flag will appear in the video room indicating the possibility of violation. The VAR will monitor the moment the ball leaves and the offside line, alerting the referees in less than 25 seconds.

With this information, and with the offside verified by the referees, a “a three-dimensional animation that perfectly details the position of the player’s body parts at the moment of contact with the ball”according to the report provided by FIFA.

This is how Lautaro Martínez’s offside was defined, an offside that now seems not to be so clear.