The Superclásico of the scandal: the six great controversies and the dissimilar sentences of the referee Darío Herrera

It was there Scandal classic. And not just because of the pitched battle that ended Dario Herrera’s red cardwho had a bad afternoon -it was rated 4 by Clarin- and a great success when it comes to scoring the penalty who, converted into a goal by Miguel Borja, marked the difference between the a River ambitious and messy ea Mouth cautious that he could not take the point that he went to look at the Monumental.

There were 39 violations (17 from River and 22 from Boca), nine reprimanded (five and four) e seven expulsions that there may be many more after that the useless provocation of Agustín Palavecinowho shouted the winning goal in their opponents’ faces and triggered the pitched battle that stopped the ball for a quarter of an hour while the images of shame went viral in every corner of the real and virtual world.

Herrera’s failures, in his sixth Superclásico appearance, have raised the dust. There were several controversial situations that could change the course of the game. It seemed conditioned by the seven yellow cards taken in the first 45 minutes and the two solitaires shown in the second half. It seemed like he wanted both to finish with 11 and the price was too high. There might be four reds, two on each side, that no one could doubt.

It is worth analyzing one by one the controversies of the evening at the Monumental.

1) Sández penalty against Solari

The game took place in the second minute of added time. Pablo Solari, who came on as a substitute and gave Martín Demichelis’ team an interesting boost, anticipated and scored the ball inside the box and Agustín Sández came on late and punched him on the supporting leg . It was a clear penalty. Herrera saw it at first glance and the VAR referee, Yael Falcón Pérez, approved it. For this reason he didn’t summon him to approach the totem that supports the monitor located inside the field. There is no discussion.

Yes, there is a detail that went almost unnoticed: Enzo Pérez stepped on the croissant just as Borja was about to finish. Two Boca players did the same. This action, however, is implausible to be reviewed by the VAR. What does the regulation say? “The technology can be used when it is necessary to verify whether there has been an infringement committed by the goalkeeper or kicker while taking a penalty or overtaking an attacker or defender directly participating in the game if the penalty rebounds from a post, crossbar or goalkeeper”. It’s not the case.

2) Enzo Díaz goes down to Villa

It happened six minutes into the second half. The former Talleres runs behind the Colombian. The attacker’s sudden stop gives the scorer the upper hand. It was a booking and would have led to a sending-off for accumulating yellow cards.

3) Varela hits Nacho Fernández

It was 15 minutes into the complement when Nacho Fernández won the position over Medina and Varela got in his way. The Boca midfielder crosses his arm at the neck, but follows the movement and hits the face of the 10 Millionaire. Varela had already been reprimanded. He should have been punished again. Almirón added the change.

4) Pass Figal on Beltrán

Twenty minutes into the first half, Nicolás Figal played the ball with the restless Lucas Beltrán. The defender hits the attacker’s blocks on his left shin. He could be a straight red in case the judge ruled it intentional. He was undoubtedly yellow from being accidental. It was nothing to Herrera. Go ahead.

5) Casco goes down to Villa

It happened in the 33rd minute of the second half. Milton Casco, who had already been booked with a yellow card for a serious infringement on Miguel Merentiel, brought Villa down near midfield. The attack was strong and, moreover, cut a good reply from Boca. It could be a warning. Other. Herrera decided not to bring it up. And Demichelis, who saw the player on the edge of the red, saved.

6) The pitched battle

Agustín Palavecino provokes his rivals by yelling the goal in their faces. Chiquito Romero is fired for scolding him. And everything gets out of control. There were 15 minutes of fighting with the players who were on the pitch and with those who were on the bench. Even with the private security guards who, while trying to separate, also slapped each other. A scandal. Herrera, after having analyzed it with his assistants and with the collaboration of the VAR, throws out three players from River (Palavecino, Centurión and Elías Gómez) and three from Boca (Miguel Merentiel, Nicolás Valentini and Ezequiel Fernández). He also flashes the red to Jorge Almirón, Xeneize coach. It seems that he didn’t succeed: the reaction of Chiquito Romero was excessive, who came out unscathed. Nicolás De la Cruz also lost his hand and the boy Valentín Barco lost his leg -he kicked Enzo Díaz in the back-.