The penalty that Boca asked for from San Lorenzo and did not charge: Lema was clearly taken

A few minutes after the penalty kicked by Nazareno Arasa against Boca – Cristian Lema’s catch on Adam Bareiro transformed into a goal by the San Lorenzo striker -, the same referee does not see another one except in the away area: in the 15th minute, with the scoreboard 1 -0 in favor of Ciclón, Gastón Campi grabbed Lema himself by the shirt in the corner. It was a penalty, but Arasa did not charge. Not even VAR called him, who had taken action to confirm the other penalty, the one validated…

The game happened when Boca had woken up after Bareiro’s goal. The local stepped forward, took matters into his own hands and went to the front. So he had a corner from the left and Lema, also looking for personal revenge (he failed to make it 1-0 twice), tried to go and look for the center, which was coming towards his sector.

There Campi grabbed him from all sides, opened his shirt and ended up throwing him onto the grass. It was a foul. Arasa perhaps didn’t notice it in the speed of the action (even if the stretched shirt is clearly visible), but the VAR could have reviewed it and called the referee. None of this happened.

The penalty that was not awarded in favor of Boca

The penalty that Lema inflicted on Bareiro

San Lorenzo took advantage of this to reduce the space for Advíncula and Lema with two of their attackers. When the Peruvian touches the center again, Bareiro immediately launches himself to put pressure on the former Lanús. Lema got complicated there and the Paraguayan took it away, immediately creating a very clear scoring opportunity.

Bareiro started running and his teammate Cristian Ferreira gave him a pass into the box. The Paraguayan received it and Lema, who was coming from behind, grabbed it from behind. As soon as he felt the contact, the San Lorenzo marker fell and the referee Arasa, who was in front, with clear vision, kicked the penalty. There was a yellow card for Lema and a goal by Lema.

Another bad thing: Blondel’s worrying injury

An action that refers to the most feared thing for a footballer. In an attempt to block Cristian Ferreira’s advance, the former Tiger’s right knee bent completely and he remained lying on the ground. They immediately requested medical assistance for him, who was unable to move.

Boca doctors told Diego Martínez to make the substitution, as Blondel was unable to continue. They put him on the cart and, in tears, the current midfielder left the pitch. The boy Saralegui entered in his place.