The extensive review of the objective that Roberto Tobar invalidated Matías Suárez, who not only represented the opening of the scoreboard for River against Vélez in Monumental, but also the partial draw in the first knockout round of Copa Libertadores, had three fundamental edges: the doubts of the Chilean referee, the insistence of the VAR judges to observe the infringement and the decisive intervention of one of the assistants.
After the Liniers reached the quarter-finals of the continental tournament with a 1-0 aggregate, thanks to the victory in the first leg, Conmebol released the video of those decisive moments for this frenetic duel.
There we see when the VAR team, led by Brazilian Rafael Traci, warned the trans-Andean of a possible hand from Matías Suárez after connecting a center from Esequiel Barco’s left, in the 33rd minute of the second half.
Roberto Tobar reviews a decisive play for the series between River and Vélez at the VAR. The players wait. EFE / Juan Ignacio Roncoroni
Previously, they required to see different cameras to see “if it’s just the head”. “He does not recover, we are verifying the possible hand of the attacker”, Tobar warned. The images continued to flow and his posture did not change. For this they suggested to the Chilean judge to carry out an OFR (review on the monitor placed next to the playing field) so that he can draw his own conclusions.
The Chilean international approached the screen, started watching the sequence and asked for two changes to the angle of the videos. Despite the first suggestion of his colleagues, who told him that there was “a change of direction” of the ball, Tobar didn’t seem convinced. “For me it is a goal”, he stressed him.
The insistence of the VAR
“At first it touches the elbow. There is a change of direction behind, ”insisted those who were seated in front of the monitors. Tobar asked that I show him the show again and, after reviewing it, he insisted: “I don’t think (hand). To see it again “.
“stick in hand. The attacker points in his own arm, which is open, and scores the goal straight away ”. they crushed by the VAR, and then they gave him space to come to a conclusion. “Take your time,” they told him.
Tobar’s decision to cancel Suárez’s goal for River sparked protests from the millionaire’s players. Photo EFE / Juan Ignacio Roncoroni
the expert a 44-year-old Chilean judge seemed assailed by a doubt that overcame him. Perhaps this is why he resorted to a resource granted by the VAR protocol for exceptional situations: requesting thesupport from one of the assistant referees.
The decisive appearance of the assistant to cancel Suárez’s goal
So it was that Tobar called assistant number 2, his compatriot Claudio Ríos, to give him his vision of a crucial action for the series.
“He pulls it with his hand, his arm. It seems like a hand to me, it seems to me canceled”, Said the line judge with conviction, practically closing the discussion.
Tobar appeared to be receiving the support he needed to make a resolution, despite being opposed to what had escaped during the review. The Chilean turned, whistled, touched his left arm and, after more than five minutes of reflection, canceled the action.
The regulation indicates this no action that ends in the net can be validated if the ball bounces off the hand of a player on the team who converts, however none of the shots reviewed by the referees appeared conclusive.
In fact, from River they could argue that the “change of direction” that the VAR judges saw may have been produced more by an almost imperceptible touch on Francisco Ortega’s face that from a contact between the upper arm of the cordovan attacker and the lower sector of the ball, in which case the ball must have followed its trajectory or, otherwise, moved upwards.
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Source: Clarin
