It seemed like a guaranteed victory for Independiente in Avellaneda, beyond the attacks of Rosario Central in the search for a tie. The sixth and last minute of the additions by Leandro Rey Hilfer, the referee of the match, was played, and an action generated multiple reactions that lasted for a long time once the match was over and even in the statements after the 1-1 victory. 0 of Red.
A free kick into the Independiente area was the last chance for the Rosario team to overcome the 0-1 deficit they had suffered after the goal scored by Federico Mancuello in the first half. The long aerial shot was won by Mallo, who left Cervera alone against Rey; The goalkeeper became huge by blocking with his left leg like Draw against France, but in the small area. But it didn’t all end there, as the rebound went up and Quintana, who jumped higher than the goalkeeper, charged and drove the ball into the goal. Immediately, Rey Hilfer annulled the goal because he interpreted that the center back of the Rosario team put his arm in to prevent Rey from reaching the ball.
The move of controversy
It was then that all the Central players surrounded the referee madly, who stood by his decision to charge the infraction in favor of Independiente. Only a few more seconds were played and it marked the end of the match. While the public turned the stadium into a cauldron of hubbub and the local footballers expressed their joy for the victory achieved, all the visitors went to rebuke Rey Hilfer. Among them, the rogue coach, Miguel Ángel Russo, appeared, who, visibly upset, sought explanations from the highest authority of the match. In the middle there were struggles with private security and the police, who were trying to preserve the integrity of the referee. “You should grab me,” a furious Russo repeated after an effective police officer took him by the arm to remove him from the scene.
The fury of Russo and all of Central
With the mood now calmer, none of the protagonists left their position. On the contrary, each one expressed and reaffirmed his point of view regarding the play at the end, which could have changed the score when the match was out of time.
Miguel Russo, for example, pointed out that he found it strange that the VAR did not call the referee to review the play. “I see that Quintana jumps before the goalkeeper, I’m surprised that I don’t know if the VAR reviewed it or not.. These are things that can happen to you,” said the DT at the press conference, and also made a brief analysis of the match: “He was blocked, fought and fought. We are dragging fatigue in some. We had goal situations, we could have tied it. The team did not have the football we are used to, but they fought until the end. We have to improve to play on Saturday.”
But the word of the direct protagonists of the controversy was also expected. Carlos Quintana He regretted what he considered an error by the referee: “Regardless of how the game went, I think it was to tie and due to a bad decision by the referee we were left with nothing.. I jump cleanly, he is in a bad position looking at the goal and he finds me at the top. “The referee didn’t have the guts to go see the play.”
Quintana’s word
Meanwhile, Rodrigo Rey gave his point of view on the play and believed that Rey Hilfer did the right thing. “He [por Quintana] He’s going to say it was a goal and I’m going to say it was a foul. It’s a typical play, touching my hand makes me lose control of the ball. He is foul.” Regarding the save against Cervera’s definition – a play that was somewhat overshadowed by the following action with Quintana – the goalkeeper smiled when it was mentioned to him that it was similar to that of Dibu Martínez against Kolo Muani: “It’s very nice that they put my name along with that of “Dibu” Martínez, who is one of the best goalkeepers in the world.”
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