Andrés Merlos reviews a play from the fight between Boca and Defense and Justice. Photo: Get a TV.
Bombonera is not shaking, he is beating. And there are countless videos on social networks showing the corners of Boca’s stadium where you can see how its foundations are shaking thanks to the enthusiasm of the local public. However, this time, the particular situation, traveling the world almost like a legend, is proved by … the VAR!
31 minutes of the first half of the match were played between Xeneize and Defensa y Justicia, for the League Cup quarterfinals, and Sebastián Battaglia’s team went all out in search of the scoring opening, dominating their rival. Sebastián Villa took the ball from the left, made some pretensions and threw the center for the goal of Pol Fernandez. A shout of goal drowned out because, from Ezeiza, VAR authorities warned referee Andrés Merlos that he should check the game for a possible Colombian foul on defender Nicolás Tripichio.
La Bombonera hinted at the fight against Defense and Justice. Photo: Marcelo Carroll.
Merlos put his hand to his ear and ran towards the monitor located under the boxes, while the xeneizes fans decided to go through those seconds of uncertainty at all, jumping and singing, when the their enthusiasm when they saw that Boca played well in the game. that of Beccacece, on a certain occasion.
Behind him, the referee tried to observe Villa’s violation, but the image the technology gave him was tainted by the weather in La Boca and he didn’t stop jumping, which was affected by the Bombonera quake. A few hours later, this bizarre sequence was a source of pride for fans, with the videos going viral in the 2.0 world.
With patience and a keen eye, Merlos accepted the VAR’s suggestion, decided to nullify Fernández’s goal and showed Villa a yellow card, considering his blow to Halcón’s scoreboard was too sudden. Moments later, the field disintegrated again when the Colombian faced that sector again and this time he chose to kick the nearby post, to score 1-0 and begin to shape the victory enjoyed from start to finish in Brandsen. 805.
Boca now has to play against Racing, which also filled the Cylinder and had a party of goals and emotions, with a resounding 5-0 win over Aldosivi from Mar del Plata. The match will be played next Saturday from 6:30 pm at Lanús stadium, with both sides on the pitch.
Source: Clarin
