Referee Baliño explains why he didn’t penalize Boca after the defeat against Instituto

It was, without a doubt, the controversy of what was played in the eighth date of the Professional League. Because it was at La Bombonera, it meant the possibility that Mouth could tie an uphill match against Instituteand that clash between the goalkeeper Jorge Carranza and the attacker Michael Merentiel blew up the fans and the call of the VAR, with which the referee George Balino He did not agree to stand by his decision not to penalize.

“I didn’t take a penalty because Merentiel plays the free ball and the contact happens later, when the ball was leaving the field of play. Nothing prevents him from playing the ball”Baliño discussed the contest play, which occurred in the fifth minute off of the match.

And, in statements to TyC Sports, he added: “The VAR called me because they considered it a penalty. I see a natural contact in the game that happens when Merentiel is going down”.