There was no penalty. Simply because there used to be an iron. However, Fernando Rapallini never considered this situation. After all, the camera that showed Sebastián Villa’s infringement on Jonathan Gómez was not part of the television broadcast. Either way, the referee ended up correcting one mistake with another mistake.

His namesake Espinoza, another of the country’s most controversial referees, called him from his position in the VOR (Video Office Room) booth located in Ezeiza and he warned him of Jonathan Gome’s handz. Rapallini listened to the call on the intercom, surrounded by the players of both clubs, and ran to the monitor. However, he turned his back on the interpretation his VAR teammates had made and ended the match. With the recovery time already completed, he gave the final whistle.

What was not seen in any of the images of the broadcast, which are the same ones used by the VAR, was the previous slam of Sebastián Villa. It only emerged when it was shown through an ESPN camera with the angle reversed. That video shows the thoughtless action of the Colombian. Racing was responsible for its spread. Also, a photo of Gomez’s leg. Among his tattoos there is a wound caused by the strike of the Boca striker.

The question everyone was asking as soon as the game was over was: “What did he charge?”. In the midst of the protests, a camera TNT Sport it seems revealing. “Agus, I went to evaluate it, don’t worry, I don’t see an intentional hand”, The referee told Rossi. Ergo, Rapallini has never seen iron. And fixed a mistake with another mistake. The arbitration sources confirmed this Clarione, the World Cup judge was honest with the goalkeeper xeneize. He did not consider Gómez’s action to be deliberate. The least questionable, since the Racing midfielder hugged the ball.

Boca claim another penalty on social media: Lucas Orban’s foul on Lucas Vázquez. The attacker gets to the ball first and his back sweeps. He should have charged for the infringement, of course. But such was the scandal of the epilogue that it went unnoticed. Until these hours, especially on social media, where fans try to justify the shortcomings based on the color of the shirt.

The truth is that it is not the first time that Rapallini has contradicted the VAR. He had already done it in Independiente-River. Although Darío Herrera had warned him of Barreto’s blow to Borja, when he reviewed the sequence on screen, he did not seem punishable. He made a clear gesture of “struggle” between the two players. But the Colombian’s lip was bleeding. He didn’t care, of course.

“They changed their attitude because the reporters had started saying that the referees were dependent on the VAR”, A connoisseur of the world of arbitration entered in dialogue with Clarione. The truth is that Rapallini, repudiated by both Boca and Racing, who recalls a derby against Independiente in which he was injured, has the support of the AFA.

Born on April 28, 1978 in La Plata, Rapallini he does not direct the matches of the teams of the capital Buenos Aires. “I started my career in 2000. When filling out the referee form, some comedians said they are not fans of any club. And if you weren’t a fan, how can you be a referee? One is now in business, but I went to court with my old man. What happens is that we have a passionate society, that of Tucumán, that of Rosario. For an ethical question, I prefer not to direct Students or Gymnastics. In the end, I’m the one who has to take the field, “she said in an interview.

His other specialty is related to the construction and design of swimming pools, a family business. Although at this time the referee makes water on the field.