The pain of the little boy Tomás Pozzo after Gattoni’s football, in the classic between Indepediente and San Lorenzo. Photo: Capture TV.
Saint Lawrence And Independent They drew 1-1 in a highly controversial match for the first round of the Professional Soccer League. The classic found them in need of points and with the obligation not to lose, which is why there were sometimes strong legs and many infractions. And among so many abrupt actions, a comedy ended up arousing the controversy of the day.
The 41 minutes of the second phase have elapsed, with the match tied. Some time before, Rosané had been expelled from the premises, after the intervention of the VARwho corrected Merlos’ mistake (he had warned James on the pitch) and took the red card at the wheel of the Ciclón.
With a numerical advantage, Independiente had the ball and in one of Avellaneda’s attacks, when the ball was at the foot of the youth teams Tommaso Pozzothe defender of San Lorenzo, Federico Gattonihe threw himself to the ground with all his strength and severely punished the midfielder Rojo, who had entered shortly before.
After grabbing his leg in pain, Toto, 21, walked off the pitch in tears. The VAR, who had called the referee shortly before, in this case chose not to. Meanwhile, on the guest bench, Eduardo Domínguez protested with those present in defense of his direction.
Painful image of Pozzo leaving the stadium directly to the hospital. Photo: @rojosdepasionok
Pozo’s injury
Tommaso Pozzo He had entered 30 minutes in the second half, replacing the Ecuadorian Juan Cazares. But 15 minutes later he had to leave the pitch due to Federico Gattoni’s harsh offense. In his place came another young man, Rodrigo Márquez.
The 21-year-old, from Adrogué, is one of the pearls of the del Red. He retired in tears and the pain was enormous.
The steering wheel was transferred from an ambulance to a hospital to carry out studies and determine its severity. In moments before the trip to the hospital in the Mataderos neighborhood, he was seen wearing an orthopedic boot and grimacing in pain.
A couple of hours later it was revealed that Pozzo only reported severe trauma from Gattoni’s calcium and his bone structure or ligaments were not compromised, although official confirmation from the medical department of the hospital remains to be awaited. ‘Independiente.
the other controversy
On the 36th minute, in a quick break from Independiente, Siro Rosané and James cut Alex Vigo in tandem. The defender who had an intermittent pass through River was lying on the ground in pain. The referee cautioned James and the stadium applauded the vehemence of the game.
However, Merlos was called by the VAR to review the game. On the monitor, the judge observed how the defender arrived in front of the game. While the midfielder did it from the side, hitting the red player’s leg with an iron.
Indeed, after the review, Merlos removed the yellow card from James and showed the red card to Rosané. Two minutes after that correction, the aforementioned game with Gattoni took place.
Meanwhile, the opening of the scoreboard took place in the 47th minute of the first phase thanks to a still ball. 33-year-old striker Leandro Benegas received the serve after being alone within the wide area. With a subtle header he beats Torrico and scores 1-0 in favor of Independiente.
At the beginning of the complement, the San Lorenzo looked with more enthusiasm than ideas to equalize the score and achieved it thanks to a corner kick. Martegani kicks from the corner and Adam Bareiro appears inside the small area, inflating the net with a header. The ball appeared to have been controlled by Milton Álvarez, but no doubt the ball had already crossed the lime line.
Source: Clarin
