Controversy with Espinoza, the referee Boca-Atlético: did he tell Frank Fabra “we stopped them” after Xeneize’s victory?

Boca showed another face and, after a forgotten first half, faced Atlético Tucumán and won again in La Bombonera. The night was full of controversy. There was talk of an elbow by Zambrano on maestro Puch, of a blow on Langoni’s second goal, and even of an offside. But the biggest controversy erupted this Monday and had to do with an interview between referee Fernando Espinoza and Frank Fabra in the post game.

When the referee marked the end, several ‘Dean’ players approached him claiming the controversy of the evening, most notably Zambrano’s alleged penalty at the end. But when the referee managed to dispel the turmoil from a “tomatelá” that had Guillermo Acosta as the recipient, a curious back and forth between the referee and the left side of Boca could be seen.

Journalist Hernán Feler was tasked with capturing this conversation on his social networks, where he wrote: “Espinoza to Fabra: “We stop them.” Smile and clap your hands. tell me she didn’t tell you“. It was a matter of minutes for the cut to explode in the nets. Later, Feler added:”Federico Beligoy should stop this bad and canchero referee. The same with Baliño which leaves a lot of suspicion in his actions.

And this morning the referee was tasked with giving his version of the facts. He did it from a communication with the journalist Germán García Grova. This, through the Twitter of him clarified: “Fernando Espinoza tells me he told Frank Fabra: ‘Today we don’t fight’. This is due to an argument he had with the Colombian before the San Lorenzo, where he was reprimanded for protesting. “

But it seems that with this clarification, Spinozza He was not entirely satisfied, as on average at noon, he had a communication with Marcelo Palacios and Majo Lezcano aired on TyC Sports. There he was consulted on the party controversy, but he also referred to his dialogue with Fabra. “The truth is, I didn’t want to talk, but things happened that went beyond sports“, started.

“It’s a tweet from a colleague of yours, which talks about the fact that I allegedly told a player “we stopped them”, which is why I wanted to go out and clear it up. I have the opportunity to talk to you, but he (Hernán Feler) You will also need to clarify it at the corresponding place and time. You will have to explain it to the appropriate person. “

“It will be your wordwho can read lips, against audio where everything is clear“the referee added, hinting that this intersection with the journalist could have another chapter in court”.Let the audios show if necessary. We will know how we communicate with the players, “he commented.

And finally Espinoza clarified his intersection with Acosta, the midfielder ‘Dean’: “I told him the ‘tomatelá’ because if he didn’t have to throw it away. In the form where one was also finishing the game, it is more to take care of him. You end up taking care of the player, talking to him like that so that he goes away and doesn’t miss the next game. “

“Everything we say and everything players say is recorded. What we discussed, everything. We are calm on that side. For 100 minutes and until the broadcast is interrupted, everything that is said is recorded. These are the dialogues we have with the players“, closed the referee.

Discharge on disputes

If anything is clear, it is that one of the great controversies of the 16 date of the Professional League took place in the Bombonera, where Boca beat the leader of Atlético Tucumán. The most discussed move of the game, it had to do with a nudge from Zambrano on Maestro Puchthat referee Espinoza tried to clarify hours after the game.

When he left the stadium, the referee commented: “Zambrano’s was only a supported arm. I am convinced. We spoke yes with the VAR. The VAR calls if there is a clear and manifest error and they have not seen it. Then we saw it again and it’s not criminal“And today Espinoza has deepened the controversy.

“It is a squeeze of the defender Zambrano on the attacker Maestro Puch. It closes with the defender supporting the whole forearm, in an action that ends between arm and shoulder. There is no additional movement to attack the person. context of the game, he has no intention of doing harm and uses his arm as a tool, not as a weapon. “

Furthermore, he spoke of the null intervention of the VAR, explaining that the revision booth coincided with his criteria, and expressed: “It is not a de facto move, The VAR only has to intercede by protocol, not always. The VAR does not direct the match, it only intervenes when there is a manifest and gross error, the famous ‘we are looking for elephants and not ants’ “.

“The forearm ends as if it were resting on the shoulder of a player who is falling and who has already defined. The auction was already over. I don’t have the jaw shot. If there is a picture showing it, was reviewed by the VARwhich has ten cameras per broadcast “, closed Espinoza, once again involved in a controversy.

The intersection with Menendez

In a sort of impromptu press conference, Fernando Espinoza continued to provide context for his actions in various media and in a dialogue with D Sports Radio he launched: “I have statements from Menéndez that He says I threatened him during the game and I might have a surprise If I don’t change “.

Regarding this dialogue, which until now had not been disclosed, Espinoza closed: “I’m going to expand the relationship for my safety”. Suspension at goal for Atlético Tucumán striker?