The clear penalty for Banfield against San Lorenzo that Merlos did not see and that the VAR did not even consider

The end of Banfield 1 – San Lorenzo 1 had a controversial game where the VAR performed very badly. Urzi finished out of the gate for the drill and the ball hit the arm of Cyclone defender Gabriel Hernández. The VAR, led by Yael Falcón Pérez and with the assistance of Diego Romero, He believes that the central judge, Andrés Merlos, should not be summoned.

What did they play from Ezeiza? It is evident that they felt that her hand did not enlarge the volume of the body. But the contact between the arm and the ball is very noticeable as well in a clearly punishable situation: the television repetition is clear, blocks the shot with an unnatural position.

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Perhaps Falcón Pérez did not want to call Merlos because he had previously invited him to approach the monitor in a play in which it was not necessary: ​​a foul by Giay on Urzi outside the area, on a free kick, a situation in which the VAR cannot act by regulation. The VAR judge interpreted that it could be a last resort situation, which could not be considered because Urzi never had control of the ball.

At the end of the match, Dátolo, Cruz and Coronel went to protest with Merlos for the penalty not taken. The questions were fully justified. Although this time the failure was Ezeiza’s.

“For me it was a penalty. Sometimes we don’t understand very well how they determine each game. “Dátolo said after the match.