After the controversial Superclásico arbitration, Demichelis revealed the conversation he had with Herrera in the Monumental tunnel

River beat Boca 1-0 on Sunday in a Superclásico that ended in scandal: it all came down to the last minute thanks to a penalty that Borja changed for a goal and provoked a real pitched battle when Agustín Palavecino celebrated in his face the winning goal of the Xeneize players.

One of the biggest targets was referee Darío Herrera, who managed the match until it got out of hand. From Boca they claimed the second yellow cards which they didn’t get from Enzo Días and Casco. Although Alan Varela was in the same condition. There was also a Roja-worthy Figal stomp. Obviously the penalty that Sández inflicted on Solari in extremis has put him at the center of criticism, even if the opinions on whether or not he is so are conflicting.

In these two days there has been a lot of talk about Herrera’s refereeing. However, it was the protagonists of both teams who demonstrated against and in favor of the referee. But, in the last few hours, Martín Demichelis revealed that he had a meeting with the referee as soon as the match ended.

First, the River coach told La Red radio his opinion of Herrera’s match: “If you let me comment, I think there was a penalty because the contact exists. And it wasn’t a “small to collect” penalty. No, no, there is no such thing as a half-pregnancy: either it’s a pregnancy or it’s not a pregnancy. There is contact and he hits him in the calf, it’s a penalty.”

“I deal with refereeing as little as possible. As a player I learned very few names of referees, imagine that now as a coach it costs me much more and it always annoys Pinola and Lux ​​to help me not forget everyone’s names,” he added in a chat. with the newspaper Olé.

Finally, Demichelis revealed his meeting with Herrera after the game: “I met him in the tunnel and I said to him “have a good game, I hope you can keep the calm your profession deserves” and nothing more. I try not to disturb, not even the fourth or the linesman.”