Suárez’s canceled goal against Vélez: an inconclusive image of the VAR that caused the entire River to protest

The controversy remained in the air at the Monumental stadium. At 33 ‘of the second half, the Cordovan striker Matias Suarez got what River had not been able in the whole series: score a goal against Velez.

But while everyone was celebrating in Núñez, the Chilean referee Roberto Tobar He received the call from the VAR to verify a play that hardly anyone had noticed, not even the Fortín players themselves.

Tobar reviewed the images on the totem pole located in the center of the pitch for nearly five minutes, until after seeing twenty repetitions from different angles, he decided to penalize Matías Suárez’s hand, after hitting the ball with his head. Neither image was conclusive.

The rule ensures that no goals can be awarded if the ball bounces off the hand of a player of the scoring team.