Juan Sebastián Verón’s explosive comment after the controversial elimination of Students in Libertadores

Not even half an hour passed between the agonizing and controversial elimination of Students of La Plata in Copa Libertadores and the explosive commentary of its first vice president Juan Sebastian Veron. The emblem, captain of the team that won the last maximum continental trophy in 2009, severely accused against Conmebol for the performance of the Uruguayan referee Andres Matonte.

In the first leg, played in Curitiba, the VAR had intervened correctly to correct two plays in which the Estudiantes suffered: first a hand ball that led to a penalty and then an offside before Thiago Heleno’s header.

In this Thursday’s rematch in La Plata, the click It was closer to victory. He scored a goal, but was disallowed for an advanced position and analyzed by Uruguayan referee Matonte and his assistant, who ignored the VAR’s review request. What happened? Luciano Lollo remained with a rebound on the post, finished out the door and the Paraguayan Morel crossed the trajectory of the ball offside. Pincha had bad luck because the goalkeeper would not be able to reach the ball.

And towards the end, Vitor Roque, a 17-year-old closely followed by Real Madrid, hit the ball between his shoulder and right arm turning the qualifying goal into the semi-final, where Paranaense will face Palmeiras, once again securing Brazilian finalist.

Andújar’s anger