Zambrano’s reckless elbow at the end of the match that put Boca’s victory at risk: penalty for Atlético?

Mouth Y Atletico Tucumán They starred in a match full of emotions and even controversy. The Dean went into the locker room winning with a goal from Augusto Lotti, after a first half in which he was able to perfectly execute Lucas Pusineri’s plan. But, in the second phase, Xeneize recovered the attitude they had shown in the first minutes of the match and turned the game around. A great match, undoubtedly, which opens the championship but which also leaves VAR at the center of the scene.

The first doubt appeared in the Boca draw. At 32 ‘Luca Langoni with a header from a cross from Villa marks the first of his personal account. A great goal But the doubt arose because of the position of the Colombian and the line drawn by the VAR that starts from the arm of the last Atlético defender. The referee knew it was lawful for the Xeneize.

But the biggest controversy came at the end of the match. La Bombonera was a party thanks to the brace of the little boy Langoni, the hero of the night who had overturned the result. But he almost looks like a villain. It’s just that recovery time was being played and Zambrano nudged Maestro Puch roughly in the Boca area.

Atlético Tucumán players called for a penalty, but referee Espinoza, who was close to the game, decided not to take the maximum of the penalty. The replay shows success. And the only question is whether the ball was still in the field after the dean’s player shot. And, as if that weren’t enough, he was inside. It was a penalty for sight, but VAR also didn’t see a play to review, so the game continued and Boca took their best win in the entire league.

The protest of the Tucumans