Jorge Baliño and Diego Ceballos, in the eye of the storm for making a mistake in favor of Barracas Central

More than 12 hours have passed since the scandal in the meeting between Barracas Central and Patronato, the one who had all the condiments, and which ended with five detainees by the “Boss”, but as the hours go by, testimonies continue to be added. The truth is, the main goals continue to be Jorge Balino Y Diego Ceballoprincipal referee and VAR manager respectively.

Those led by Facundo Sava felt harmed by the intervention of the arbitration list, e the controversy grows even more when we review other performances by Baliño and Ceballos directed by “Guapo”. In the last few hours, the referee has talked about seeing ‘ghosts that don’t exist’ with respect to Barracas Central. But there are antecedents, and they feed suspicions on the part of the Board of Trustees.

Just a month ago, Jorge Baliño had to say present at the Islas Malvinas stadium, where Barracas Central received the San Lorenzo for the sixth round of the Professional League. The result is the same as yesterday, 2-1 in favor of the team which, at that moment, was led by Alfredo Berti. But the result wasn’t the only thing that repeated itself. That game also ended in scandal.

The Tandilense is once again under the magnifying glass. In the clash between “Guapo” and “Ciclón”, unlike last night’s match, the person in charge of the VAR was Yael Falcón Pérez. The first controversy that afternoon was nothing more and nothing less than a penalty. In less than twenty minutes, the venue has already won by the minimum. Nicolas Ferreyra grabbed and fouled Adam Bareiro. Penalty for San Lorenzo. Everyone saw it except the referee and the VAR.

The icing on the cake was a disallowed goal, which came from a Martegani center and a good shot from Jeremías James. Celebration measured by the position of the defender. The lines were drawn and, after more than three minutes, Jorge Baliño gave the right hand to VAR, and after receiving the warning from Falcón Pérez, he canceled the goal of the “Ciclón”..

The one who did not agree with the referees’ criteria was Rubén Darío Insúa, who after the match declared: “We were reviewing James’ lens. I don’t know who was accused of offside. We couldn’t identify him. It caught my attention that, in the first half play in which Bareiro was penalized, the referee did not go to watch television. When there is doubt about these characteristics, the referee must go and review it. “

And with much more measured statements than Facundo Sava’s, Insúa closed that afternoon: “Where were the VAR people? Why didn’t you notify the referee? This strikes me. You have to emphasize that. It is part of the rules of the game. Here it is not the fault of the Barracas players, nor of the coach Barracas, nor of the San Lorenzo players, nor of me. “

The truth is that the only protagonist on Tuesday night in Floresta was not the referee, as there was someone who played a key role in the definition of the controversial plays, and this was the head of the VAR, Diego Ceballos. Marked by an unforgettable performance in the 2015 Copa Argentina final, Ceballos had a hard time regaining a spot in First Division arbitration. Today he is back in the spotlight.

And it’s that the Hurlingham native also has some other controversial decision running Barracas Central. Ceballos had to direct “Guapo” on more than one occasion during his tenure in the First National. Now, all eyes were on one particular performance.

In June 2021 Ceballos directed a match between Barracas and Atlético de Rafaela, which would have ended 2-1 in favor of the club that Claudio Tapia knew how to preside. At the end of the match, and minutes after Barracas added a new win, the controversy arose. Rafaela wanted to save a draw and, in the middle of the match, tried from the outside to try to beat Mariano Monllor’s fence. The ball treacherously hit the hand of a Barracas defender. For Ceballos it was ‘go on’.

The sentences in favor of Barracas Central