2024-07-05 00:30:34
CONMEBOL acknowledged that the VAR made a mistake by upholding the decision of referee Jesús Valenzuela in Brazil-Colombia in this play. The referee had not awarded a penalty against Vinicius.
The match between Brazil and Colombia was marred by refereeing decisions that could have changed the course of the decisive match on the third date of Group D at the 2024 Copa América.
In addition to the goal disallowed by Davinson Sánchez, which was reviewed by the VAR and subsequently confirmed by technology that he was offside, there was controversy following the decision not to award a penalty in favor of Brazil in the middle of a play involving Vinicius Junior and Daniel Muñoz.
According to the video that reveals the VAR audios and different images of the play, which are narrated by a Conmebol official, it was revealed that the refereeing body had made a mistake when making the decision.
“In the 42nd minute, there was a dispute for the ball inside the penalty area by the black team (Colombia), a defender did not touch the ball and as a result of the dispute, a reckless contact occurred,” the analysis said.
Next, we hear that “the referee fails to observe the action and lets the game continue”, however, he makes it clear that in the VAR’s protocolary action, “he fails to identify that the defender (Daniel Muñoz) does not touch the ball before recklessly contacting the forward”.
“Given this, the VAR incorrectly confirms the original decision on the field,” says the Conmebol analyst before revealing the VAR audios of the play.
In these audios, both the VAR and his assistant agree that the Colombian defender did touch the ball and therefore, the action should not be sanctioned as a penalty. “He pinches the ball when it goes to his foot and then he gives it momentum (to the ball), then the contact occurs,” says the VAR.
2024-07-05 00:30:34