Controversy in River vs Argentinos: stop Mauro Vigliano, the referee in charge of the VAR

Almost a year after starting to use the LAUNCH In Argentine football, the use of technology in refereeing decisions is going through one of its worst moments as it seems to have brought not only justice but also more suspicion and indignation around the ball.

The disputes of the date 3 of Professional league revealed the weight of the interpretation of those who are in charge of following the match on television and the technical limitations they have, for example, for the drawing line or the use of cameras.

Thus, Tigre celebrated a goal against Racing that no television replay was able to confirm that the ball entered Arias’ goal, and Barracas Central escaped by conceding a penalty to Unión despite the fact that the image quickly showed that there was an infringement in the area.

But the most controversial match of the weekend was experienced in Núñez: River beat Argentinos Juniors 2-1, with three referee awards damaging the visit. The referee was Fernando Rapallini but the magnifying glass was on Mauro ViglianoVAR manager.

The plays in question were two goals disallowed for forward position and a penalty in favor of River. After several days of complaints and discussions, it has been revealed that Vigliano has been stopped for one date, i.e. he will not play on this 4 date which starts this Friday.

The decision of the College of Referees, which reports to the AFA, is a clear message and lays bare the controversy that no longer generates the referees on the field but those who watch the games on television, with various cameras and replays.

The controversy of River vs Argentinos

In the first half of the game, Argentinos dominated the ball and took advantage of River’s inaccuracies. Sánchez overflowed Herrera and sent in a cross which Avalos connected and smashed the ball into the crossbar. In the rebuttal, Verón scores with a header but the VAR decides to cancel it after reviewing the play for almost 5 minutes.

Argentinos took the lead 1-0 but in the second half River managed to turn the situation around with two goals from a penalty, the first much contested and the second thanks to the intervention of the VAR who detected a very clear hand that Rapallini he had not seen .

There was much talk of the first penalty, the one which saw Enzo Pérez attempt to anticipate a ball between two Argentine players and launch out as if he had been kicked in an attempt to clear the ball. Rapallini sanctioned a penalty and the VAR didn’t call to review his decision despite no contact being observed but Enzo’s mischievous smile did.

But the biggest mess was caused by one of the last actions of the match, when the time added to the regulation was played.

Avalos touches deep for Heredia, who pricks Armani in one-on-one and touches wide for Herrera’s goal. It looked like a goal and a draw for the Bug in the Más Monumental until the VAR lines appeared.

You have to wait more than five minutes at the Ezeiza stand where Vigliano was to make sure that the attacker was ahead, with the final whistle from Rapallini.