2023-10-26 19:14:59
10/26/2023 2:14 p.m. Updated on 10/26/2023 3:06 p.m.
It is not common, so it is generally a practice that does not usually occur. Less so before a game of this magnitude. However, Wilmar Roldán, the referee of the Copa Libertadores final, spoke in advance of the Boca-Fluminense match that he will have to coach on November 4 at the Maracaná. And it was very hard!
“The players are lions. If you enter as a little lamb, in five minutes they will tear you to pieces. You also have to enter as a lion tamer”said the 43-year-old Colombian judge in Long Serve on WinSports, a media outlet in his country. And he completed: “There are many edges. There are moments in the game where you can talk calmly, where you can laugh, then where you have to call the players’ attention. They already know that. They know me and I know them all. “It’s a nice relationship we have on the pitch.”
But it was not the only thing he said, he also referred to the new chance he will have to direct another final. “You always want to be in the last Libertadores game. I was eagerly awaiting this task. I like the Libertadores, since I was a child I fell in love with this competition. When I referee one of their matches I feel something special”said who will be in charge of his fourth Cup final, one of them in 2012 the time Corinthians beat Boca.
Furthermore, and on the other hand, Roldán said that “Used well, VAR is a tool that was created to do justice to our sport,” but that “if I see that it was not a clear mistake, I stand by my decision.” Yes indeed, “If the VAR calls, I have the obligation to review the plays.”
Boca Juniors – 10-26-2023
Wilmar Roldán spoke in advance of the Boca-Fluminense final: “You have to enter as a lion tamer.”
How many times did Roldán lead Boca and Fluminense in this Libertadores?
Roldán acted as Boca referee on only one occasion in this Libertadores: it was in the first leg of the semi-final against Palmeiras, at Bombonera (where Lara was also in charge of the VAR). While with Fluminense he did it twice in this edition: on date 1 of the group stage vs. Sporting Cristal (3-1) and on date 5 vs. River (0-2).
And his appointment as referee for this Libertadores final, of course, was not random: Roldán is the one who directed both of them the most times throughout the history of the Cup, with 13 games for Boca (six wins, four draws and three losses) and six for the Flu (three wins and three losses).
Boca Juniors – 10-26-2023
Wilmar Roldán, the Boca-Palmeiras referee, crazy about the Bombonera
Referee Wilmar Roldán’s three terrifying matches with Boca
Beyond this situation and the goalless draw that later ended with the classification on penalties in San Pablo, Wilmar Roldán’s history with Boca is not good at all: The only three defeats were very painful for Xeneize.
The Colombian led Boca 13 times with seven wins, four draws and three losses. The first time was in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Libertadores against Atlas of Mexico, a 2-2 draw at home that forced Carlos Ischia’s team to go out in search of qualification in Guadalajara. The last one, the one mentioned against Palmeiras.
Roldán threw Fabra in the semi-return with Santos in the 2021 edition of the Libertadores (EFE).
The problem with Roldán was those three defeats. For what they meant. The first was in a Cup final, precisely: the 0-2 against Corinthians in 2012one of the definitions of which Xeneize will seek revenge at the Maracaná.
The second blow with Roldán was in the first leg semi-final of the 2016 Libertadores, when Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s Boca They won 1-0 against Independiente del Valle in Quito and the judge did not charge a goal that would have been 2-0 at the end of the first half (the goalkeeper took it from inside), and in the end they came back and ended up losing 2- 1. The return was also a fall, elimination and end of the cycle for several players.
And the third and last was the 0-3 win against Santos in the 2020 Libertadores second leg semi-final, with Miguel Russo as coach. Frank Fabra was sent off for a stomp in the 55th minute.
The complete appointment of referees for the Copa Libertadores final
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia).
Assistant 1: Alexander Guzmán (Colombia).
Assistant 2: Dionisio Ruiz (Colombia).
Fourth referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia).
Fifth referee: Wilmar Navarro (Colombia).
AVAR 1: Angelo Hermosilla (Chile).
AVAR 2: Edson Cisternas (Chile).
AVAR 3: John Ospina (Colombia).
Boca Juniors – 10-26-2023
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