Darío Herrera surrounded by the players of Boca and River during the Superclásico. Photo: EFE / Juan Ignacio Roncoroni
In a Superclásico that did not stand out for being a great match, there was no room for referee controversy, even if there are always details that are attributed to the judgesas the highest authorities of the meeting. Dario Herrera and his assistants were listed for injury Rodrigo Allendrothe alleged pardon to the Chilean Paolo Diaz and the possible excessive exultation of the Boca players when they celebrate the goal of Dario Benedettowhich meant victory over River.
This Monday, twelve hours after the match at the Bombonera, the national director of Arbitration of the AFA, Federico Beligoymade his general assessment of the referee team, led by Herrera, who accompanied himself to the lines Giovanni Paolo Bellatti Y Diego Bonfa, Yael Falcon Perez Y Mariana de Almeida out of the rectangle, more Mauro Vigliano Y Diego Abbal in the VAR.
“Darío Herrera had a great referee, as well as his assistants who will be World Cup players in Qatar, and also the VAR, who did not intervene in any action of the match, because the decisions were made with great criteria on the pitch. We ended a great afternoon of Superclásico, luckily “Beligoy began his opinion, in statements to TyC Sports.
Why were there “petty” crimes that generated protests? “The game was proposed by the players in that way, but it was in Herrera’s wisdom and total control that he knew how to manage it, it did not influence the game,” replied the referee in Argentine football.
There was two specific game situations that remained on the table: the possible second yellow card for the Chilean defender of River Paolo Diaz in the second half and the injury of Rodrigo Allendrowho fractured his malar after being shot in the knee by Alan Varela.
“It’s very easy to talk to the result set, but this was the mechanism he used, the game never got out of hand, we all saw the fortuitous and accidentally bad luck that Aliendro had that injury due to colliding with Varela’s knee Gallardo said wise words ‘I’m wrong, I can make a mistake’ and we too can make mistakes Most fouls are correct. Let’s go more to the macro, we don’t count blame for blame, but we are very happy with Herrera“, He explained.
And Boca’s goal also generated different opinions, not because of Benedetto’s clear header movement, but because of what happened next: the attacker and seven other players were hanging from the fencewhich in Rule 12 is considered an alert situation. Two of those players already had yellow.
“If you warn all the players who have gone up, common sense does not prevail. It is yellow, but there is common sense, which is sometimes above. That situation is not controversial,” he explained briefly.
What does rule 12 say?
The regulations written by the IFAB, used by FIFA to determine the limits of football, have a specific section within Rule 12 for the “a party for the goal”.
- Players can celebrate the achievement of an objective, but without overdoing it; Choreographed celebrations should not be encouraged and should not result in an excessive waste of time.
- Crossing the boundaries of the playing field to celebrate a goal will not be considered a yellow card infringement, but players must return to the field as soon as possible.
Even if the goal is disallowed, the player must be cautioned if he takes any of the following actions:
• climb over the perimeter fences or approach the spectators creating safety problems;
• gesturing or acting in a provocative or excited way;
• cover your head or face with a mask or similar object;
• take off the shirt or cover the head with the shirt.
Source: Clarin
