The first minutes were played in Junín between Sarmiento and River, with typical tensions of two teams battling for classification for the League Cup quarterfinals. And it’s known, the best way to counter Gallardo’s team is to live the game with intensity.

Damonte’s lead knew this, stretching from the start of play to the limit, fighting every ball as late and provoking a startled reaction from Armani and the company.

That assembly stage was so sticky and stick that what ended up being hit was … the referee Fernando Rapallini!

The experienced international referee struck the humanity of Enzo Fernández, who was defeated against his opponent’s impressive physique. Without wind, the talented footballers from the River stayed for a few seconds on the ground and demanded that no one know what.

As a precaution, Rapallini stopped the game and looked at the condition of the millionaire midfielder, who could barely speak from the pain he felt, gasping, as a result of the blow to his body.

Somewhat annoyed Enzo accepted Rapallini’s apology and over the course of minutes he regained his smile. Especially when River dominated the scoreboard with authority and relieved the pressure of the Junín team through a full-throttle first half, closing the gap to a 3-0 partial victory.

And Rapalini? The referee proceeded with the directing without complications, the VAR did not call to review his own play although in any case the alleged “infraction” should not be punished as it was completely unintentional.